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How communists (briefly) ran St. Louis

St. Louis on the Air

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What Makes Saint Louis Special?

There was hardly any looting or violence in saint louis. The workingmen's party really had control of thee of the strike here. And one of the things that they were very concerned with was viole. They didn't want violence. They thought it would hurt their cause. So this was just about a week where they were in charge. A shortly after the suppression of the commune, there was a big parade,. to show that the communists had been crushed and te a the city was back in safe hands, so to speak.

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