These WWII Veterans Came Home and Launched an Insurrection Against Corrupt Politicians
Story by Jerad W. Alexander | February 21, 2018
Fed up with the crooked local machine, GIs took to the streets with rifles and ran them out of town.
Fed up with the crooked local machine, GIs took to the streets with rifles and ran them out of town.
How a fiery farmer known as “Pitchfork Ben” ravaged his own party, galvanizing angry voters with racist rhetoric — before it all came crashing down.
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