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The Battle of Athens - 1946 - Citizens Rebel against Corruption of Election

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The Battle of Athens, Tennesse proves election fraud and corruption is nothing new.  We the People rebelled against it in the past and need to rebel against it now in 2023/2024.

History

"The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of political corruption and voter intimidation. The event is sometimes cited by firearms ownership advocates as an example of the value of the Second Amendment in combating tyranny."

Battle

"As the polls closed, deputies seized ballot boxes and took them to the jail. Opposition veterans responded by arming themselves and marching there. Some of them had raided the National Guard Armory, obtaining arms and ammunition.[9] Estimates of the number of veterans besieging the jail vary from several hundred[9] to as high as 2,000.[7]"

"When the men reached the jail, it was barricaded and manned by 55 deputies. The veterans demanded the ballot boxes but were refused. They then opened fire on the jail, initiating a battle that lasted several hours by some accounts,[7][9] considerably less by others.[10] In the end, the door of the jail was dynamited and breached. The barricaded deputies—some with injuries—surrendered, and the ballot boxes were recovered."

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Videos

American Story - The Battle of Athens - 1946 Athens, Tennessee - Full Movie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-Dsg4X4Dk

The Battle of Athens 1946    https://archive.org/details/TheBattleOfAthens1946

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