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February 11, 1933

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LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show

1933LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks.[โ€ ]

The LAPD Red Squad raid on the John Reed Club art show raid took place in Los Angeles, California, United States, on Saturday, February 11, 1933. The LAPD Red Squad, the police department's anti-radical unit, crashed a political meeting and art show hosted by a number of leftist organizations. Red Squad members destroyed several works of art in a manner that suggested racial animus as well as an anti-communist motive.