A local feud called the Bloody Vendetta, broke out in 1876. Williamson County in southern Illinois has been the scene of almost unparalleled violence, from the Bloody Vendetta between two families in the 1870s through the Herrin Massacre of 1922, Ku Klux Klan activities that ended in fatalities, and the gang war of the 1920s between the Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers gangs. in bloody williamson Download in bloody williamson or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Mostly, it has been peaceful in Williamson County for the last 83 years.

Sources for this page include: Angle, Paul. 3 - 71, 1952. It deals with labor's success in organizing coal mines in southern Illinois, an affair that twice blew up in violence. It begins with the "Bloody Vendetta," a feud that rampaged in the 1870s. I put you in the story because that’s how it was always relayed to me as a child, told to me by my father .

The massacre at the Herrin Cemetery, as depicted by by an artist in Paul Cadmus' book, "Yesterday & Today." Chenery, William L. "Why Men Murder in Herrin," The Century, Vol. It begins with the “Bloody Vendetta,” a feud that rampaged in the 1870s. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It covers the Herrin Massacre of 1922—perhaps the most shocking episode in the history of organized labor in this country—and the subsequent trials. It covers the Herrin Massacre of 1922—perhaps the most shocking episode in the history of organized labor in this country—and the subsequent trials. Bloody Williamson, University of Illinois Press, pp. 109, No. The Herrin Massacre drew national attention and outrage, as evidenced by articles and editorials published in newspapers and magazines at the time, and helped cement the reputation of the area as "Bloody Williamson." Bloody Williamson nickname given to Williamson County because of all the crimes committed there Bloody Vendetta (1876), Carterville Massacre (1899), Herrin Massacre (1922), Klan War (1924-1926), Birger/Shelton Gang War (1926)
It deals with labor’s success in organizing coal mines in southern Illinois, an affair that twice blew up in violence.

Click Download or Read Online button to get in bloody williamson book now. The Carterville Massacre was in 1899. There was a bad coal strike in 1906 followed by the Herrin Massacre in 1922, the Klan War from 1924 to 1926 and the Birger-Shelton Gang War about the same time. Because there are plenty of sources for reading about the Herrin Massacre, and Bloody Williamson, in the more traditional newspaper reporter format.

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