Episode 6: Nieman/Czolgosz

President McKinley (with his hat off) on his way to the Temple of Music, where he is fatally shot.
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TRANSCRIPT

Although she had nothing to do with it, Emma Goldman is caught in the aftermath of President McKinley’s assassination. The press turns against her even after she is cleared of all charges, and the federal immigration chief declares that she ought to be deported.

With guests Nolan Bennett and Candace Falk

Mug shot of Emma Goldman in 1901, after she was suspected of helping plan the assassination of Pres. McKinley

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Leon Czolgosz's prison card

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The Temple of Music (right) at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901

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A crowd waits for news after President McKinley has emergency surgery, Pan-Amerian Exposition, Buffalo, 1901 (Wikimedia Commons)

Emma Goldman is accused of conspiring to kill President McKinley. The San Fransisco Call, Sept. 11, 1901

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President McKinley (with his hat off) on his way to the Temple of Music, where he is fatally shot

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