O que dizem os registros
- Quando
- 1 de ago. de 1946
- Tipo
- Rebelião
- Coordenadas
- 35.44° N, 84.59° W
- Description
- civilian revolt against local government in McMinn County, Tennessee
Battle of Athens (1946)
Civilian revolt against corrupt local government in McMinn County, Tennessee
The Battle of Athens was a citizen rebellion in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the corrupt local government, which took place on August 1 and 2, 1946. The citizens, including around 50 to 200 World War II veterans, accused the local officials of predatory policing, police brutality, political corruption, and voter intimidation.
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