The Minnesota Historical Society is sponsoring what looks like an interesting program, showing from Jan. 26 through May 4, called "The Enemy Within," a look at the history of terrorism in the United States.
Here's the description:
"The Enemy Within," a traveling exhibition from the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., provides an unprecedented look into terror in America from 1776 to the present day.
The exhibition explores the surprising stories - some infamous, some nearly forgotten - of domestic terrorists and foreign agents, militant radicals and saboteurs, who have threatened America's sense of security over the past 200 years.
The stories are told in themed environments that evoke the spirit of the times and include artifacts, replicas, historic photographs, film footage, interactive displays and video.
The exhibit also delves into the hard question of how we identify who the enemy is and how we keep the country safe without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded.
Topics include:
- Revolution: City of Washington Captured and the White House Burned (Aug. 24, 1814)
- Sabotage: Explosion of Munitions Depot in New York Harbor (July 30, 1916)
- Hate: Ku Klux Klan March on Pennsylvania Avenue (Aug. 8, 1925)
- Radicalism: Bombing of the Home of U.S. Attorney General Mitchell Palmer (June 2, 1919)
- World War: Hostage-Taking after Pearl Harbor Attack (Dec. 7, 1941)
- Subversion: Reorganization of Communist Party in U.S. at Kremlin Urging (April, 1945)
- Protest: Vietnam anti-war groups undertake violence to challenge government authority and policies (1970s)
- Extremism: Bombing of Oklahoma City Federal Building (April 19, 1995)
- Terrorism: Beyond September 11th - Terrorism Today