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An American Gangster at 100: J. Edgar Hoover's Authoritarian Legacy

By Matthew Harwood May 10, 2024, 8:15 am65 pts
On May 10, 1924, one of the worst events in history for American civil liberties happened: 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover assumed the role of director of the then-Bureau of Investigation. Ambitious, power-hungry, and conniving, Hoover epitomized the snake in the proverbial garden. Under his watch,…

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