Alexander Berkman

Alexander Berkman (1870–1936) was a Russian-American anarchist, writer, and activist. He became known for attempting to assassinate industrialist Henry Clay Frick during the 1892 Homestead Strike.

Emma Goldman: Emma Goldman was a Russian-American anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and advocacy of free speech and birth control. Goldman was Berkman’s longtime companion and fellow anarchist, and helped shape his political life.
Homestead Strike: The Homestead Strike was an 1892 labor conflict between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and Carnegie Steel in Pennsylvania. The strike’s defeat and the Pinkertons’ attack prompted Berkman’s attempt on Frick.
Anarchism: Anarchism is a political tradition that opposes imposed hierarchy and advocates social arrangements based on voluntary cooperation. Berkman’s lifelong activism and writing were grounded in anarchist politics.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist: Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist is Alexander Berkman’s account of his 14 years in prison after the Frick attack. The memoir recounts the consequences of his attempt and his changing understanding of political violence.
Political assassination: Political assassination is the deliberate killing of a public figure for political purposes. Berkman’s failed attempt belongs to the history of violence directed at political and economic power.
Henry Clay Frick: Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist who led the Carnegie Steel Company during the 1892 Homestead Strike. Berkman targeted Frick in an attempt to avenge the violent suppression of the strike.
Attempted assassination of Henry Clay Frick: Alexander Berkman’s 1892 attack on Henry Clay Frick wounded Frick but did not kill him. This is the act for which Berkman became most widely known.
Anarchist communism: Anarchist communism is a political theory advocating common ownership and voluntary association without a state. Berkman embraced this current of anarchism in his political work.
The ABC of Anarchism: The ABC of Anarchism is Alexander Berkman’s introductory exposition of anarchist principles, first published in 1929. Berkman turned his experience into a concise explanation of the movement’s aims and methods.
Immigration Act of 1918: The Immigration Act of 1918 expanded grounds for excluding and deporting noncitizens, including anarchists. Its provisions enabled the government to deport Berkman after his 1919 arrest.

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