[Peace-discuss] Fw: An American hero & the need for the 2nd Amendment

[unionyes]

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From: "unionyes" <unionyes at ameritech.net>
To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] An American hero & the need for the 2nd 
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> Great article Carl !
>
> Interesting enough, Bogalusa La., was the center of violent gun battles 
> and massacres between 1905 and 1925 during attempts to organize the mixed 
> race, but predominately African American, Timber and Mill workers into 
> Unions. The first attempt was by the IWW and then later the Carpenter's 
> Union ( UBC ). On Nov. 22nd 1919, five Carpenter's Union Organizers were 
> murdered in Bogalusa by 20 members of a local vigilante group which was 
> funded by the Great Southern Lumber Company and composed of local 
> businessmen, supervisors for the Great Southern Lumber Company, and local 
> law enforcement, all of whom belonged to the Klan.
> Although there were several witnesses, none of the vigilantes were 
> convicted of course.
> A monument was proposed by the AFL-CIO ten years ago commemerating this " 
> Bogalusa Massacre ". I am not certain if it was ever built.
>
> David J.
>
>
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> From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
> To: "peace discuss" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:46 PM
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] An American hero & the need for the 2nd Amendment
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>
>> Anent some comments of mine about opposing the use of armed force in 
>> America in 1775 - and even more in 1861 - it was asked if there were any 
>> circumstances under which I would support armed insurrection. Robert 
>> Hicks seems to me to provide a noble example:
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/us/25hicks.html?ref=obituaries
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