Alexander Berkman

Born in Vilna (modern-day Vilnius, Lithuania), Berkman entered the turbulent world of the labour movement and anarchist thought as soon as he arrived in the United States in 1888. His attempt to kill Carnegie Steel president Henry Clay Frick in 1892 during the Homestead Steel Strike earned him notoriety. During his fourteen years in prison, Berkman wrote a great deal. His ""Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist"" examined the inequalities in the American legal system as well as his personal...See more

Born in Vilna (modern-day Vilnius, Lithuania), Berkman entered the turbulent world of the labour movement and anarchist thought as soon as he arrived in the United States in 1888. His attempt to kill Carnegie Steel president Henry Clay Frick in 1892 during the Homestead Steel Strike earned him notoriety. During his fourteen years in prison, Berkman wrote a great deal. His ""Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist"" examined the inequalities in the American legal system as well as his personal experiences. Berkman had a long-lasting influence on the movement because of his commitment to anarchism and his criticism of the capitalist system. Born in Kovno, which is now Kaunas, Lithuania, Goldman came to the United States in 1885. Known as ""Red Emma,"" she became well-known for her persuasive writing and speaking, supporting a variety of causes like as free speech, women's emancipation, and workers' rights. Goldman, a major player in the labor movement, was crucial to the events of the Haymarket Affair in 1886. Her works and talks, such as ""Anarchism and Other Essays,"" struck a chord with readers and advocated for anarchism as a way to attain personal autonomy and social justice. See less