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Legalized Murder: When The Purge Happened In America - Red Summer of 1919

Remember that movie, The Purge? The one where for one day only you could commit whatever crime you wanted. Yeah, back when it came out in 2013, everyone was losing their minds. They were so worried that people would just randomly start murdering each other. Well, what if I told you there was already a real-life Purge that had happened in America over a hundred years ago? Well, Buckle Up Baby. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the Red Summer of 1919. A time in history when riots broke out in 26 different cities across the country and the cops were just letting people murder.

English
  • Originally Aired April 13, 2023
  • Runtime 40 minutes
  • Created April 14, 2023 by
    FreckledMegs
  • Modified May 29, 2025 by
    beccamazzini