| Galleanists | |
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| Galleanisti | |
 Luigi Galleani, c. 1912 | |
| Leader | Luigi Galleani |
| Dates of operation | 1914–1920 |
| Country | United States |
| Ideology | Insurrectionary anarchism |
| Political position | Anarchism |
| Notable attacks | Preparedness Day bombing 1919 United States anarchist bombings Wall Street bombing |
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Galleanisti (Italian for Galleanists) are followers or supporters of the Italian immigrant insurrectionary anarchist Luigi Galleani, who operated most notably in the United States following his immigration to the country. The vast majority of Galleanisti or Galleanists were similarly poor and working-class Italian immigrants or Italian Americans, especially anarchists and those involved in the labor movement. Galleanists remain the primary suspects in a campaign of bombings between 1914 and 1920 in the United States.
Galleani and his group promoted radical anarchism by speeches, newsletters, labor agitation, political protests, secret meetings, and, above all, direct action, often referred to as propaganda of the deed. Many used bombs and other violent means to promote their political position, practices that Galleani actively encouraged but in which he apparently did not participate, except for writing the bomb-making manual La Salute è in voi!.
