The captivating story of the assassination of the 25th U.S. President, William McKinley, by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist of Polish descent. Who was the assassin, how did the attempt unfold, and how did McKinley ultimately lose his life? The feature delves into the strikes, dismissals, labor disputes, and the social surveillance of the era in the early 1900s.
The investigation includes a musical backdrop from McKinley’s presidential campaign, songs and poems supporting the assassin, and other rare documents unknown to the general public. The show also sheds light on the recording of Czolgosz’s execution on film by Thomas Edison—a chilling historical document.