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The Night Riders achieved their success through violence, illegal, vigilante actions, and terrorism. [10] In order to protect themselves from the government, some Night Riders gained election into office in affected Dark Patch regions. [1] They gained control of elected judicial positions and officers of the counties.
The Lyon County Night Riders attempted to intimidate the Marshall County Judge (Judge William Reed) and the Court at Benton, even so much as staging a ride through the town. [15] But their tactic backfired, and led the authorities there to pursue the men even harder, [ 16 ] seeking to bring to justice the killers of a black man and a black boy.
This is a list of U.S. counties named after prominent Confederate historical figures.The counties are named primarily for Confederate politicians and military officers. Most counties are located in former Confederate States, whilst seven counties are located in what was the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), a territory that was aligned and controlled by the Confedera
The term "sundown town" derives from the practice of White towns then erecting signage alerting non-Whites to vacate the area before sundown. [1] Sundown towns might include entire sundown counties or sundown suburbs and have historically been strengthened by the local presence of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a White supremacist organization. [2]
Celina, Tennessee: Celina's black population left on November 1, 1878, after being subject to a series of violent actions over the course of several months. [5] 1886 Comanche County, Texas: White residents expelled blacks from Comanche County because of alleged crimes committed by black men. [6] 1888–1908 Paragould, Arkansas
Morgan counted 11 dead and 40 wounded raiders. [11] Among the dead Federals was the civilian toll keeper who perished near his tollgate. Raiders killed a Lutheran minister, Reverend Peter Glenn, on his farm, 4 miles (6 km) from the battlefield, and stole horses from several other farmers. [10]
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This is a list of municipalities of all types (including cities, towns, and villages) in the United States that lie in more than one county (or, in the case of Louisiana, in more than one parish). Counties are listed in descending order of the county's share of the municipal population per the 2000 census.