Boy Spies of America

The Boy Spies of America was a children's group organized during World War I.[1] It was one of a dozen of extralegal vigilance organizations [2] dedicated to volunteer spying which arose during that war.[3] Members reinforced a climate of anti-German sentiment and stopped young men on the street, demanding to see their draft cards.[4] The organization did not successfully identify any German spies.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The 'Savage Peace' of 1919", NPR interview with Ann Hagadorn
  2. ↑ http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/10/07/spies-among-us-wwi-apl
  3. ↑ Hagedorn, Ann (2007). Savage Peace. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 25.
  4. ↑ Conlin, Joseph (2010). The American Past: A Survey of American History, Volume II: Ninth Edition. Boston: Wadsworth.
  5. ↑ Capozzola, Christopher Joseph Nicodemus. Uncle Sam wants you: World War I and the making of the modern American citizen.

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