American History

[Pete345]

I couldn't find a thread specifically for American history, so I'll start one here.

This is a story I had never heard about, but seems to be a good reminder of our duty as men to uphold a godly and upstanding society.

Old Mules - The Last Refuge

In 1946, a small town of Athens, Tennessee, became a true battleground, as a siege was laid on the town jail by crowd mostly consisted of WWII veterans who decided to take justice into their own hands, as the local politics were plagued by corruption, police brutality and electoral fraud. The...

theconservativetreehouse.com

 

[Thomas More]

That story from Athens, TN is great. Here's another that seems like fiction, but it's true. They made a movie about it a few years ago.

The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’

A new Hollywood movie looks at the tale of the Mississippi farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[ed pluribus unum]

I couldn't find a thread specifically for American history, so I'll start one here.

This is a story I had never heard about, but seems to be a good reminder of our duty as men to uphold a godly and upstanding society.

Old Mules - The Last Refuge

In 1946, a small town of Athens, Tennessee, became a true battleground, as a siege was laid on the town jail by crowd mostly consisted of WWII veterans who decided to take justice into their own hands, as the local politics were plagued by corruption, police brutality and electoral fraud. The...

theconservativetreehouse.com

In case anyone needs reminding why the state so desperately wants gun control. Great story.

 

[Pete345]

That story from Athens, TN is great. Here's another that seems like fiction, but it's true. They made a movie about it a few years ago.

The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’

A new Hollywood movie looks at the tale of the Mississippi farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy

www.smithsonianmag.com

Thanks for the movie tip. I'd never heard of it before...and it even has Matthew McConaughey. How did that get past the radar? I'll look for it this weekend.