The Battle Of Athens

Common Sense Evaluation ^

[gaggs]

The Battle of Athens, TN, 1946; a well regulated militia of WWII veterans exercised their 2nd amendment rights and overthrew their tyrannical and corrupt county government in Tennessee that was attempting to defraud voters.

I. Introduction

On 2 August 1946, some Americans, brutalized by their county government, used armed force to overturn it. These Americans wanted honest, open elections. For years they had asked for state or Federal election monitors to prevent vote fraud -- forged ballots, secret ballot counts, and intimidation by armed sheriff's deputies -- by the local political boss. They got no help.

These Americans' absolute refusal to knuckle-under had been hardened by service in World War II. Having fought to free other countries from murderous regimes, they rejected vicious abuse by their county government. These Americans had a choice. Their state's Constitution - Article 1, Section 26 - recorded their right to keep and bear arms for the common defense. Few "gun control" laws had been enacted.

[Baldwin77]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re6CfoKwdsM&t=751s&frags=pl%2Cwn

Here is the full movie on YouTube.

[knarf]

... happy to bump this movie.

[Liz]

I like it.

[moovova]

A small point...but still shows respect for what’s right....

“The rifles borrowed from the armory were cleaned and returned before sun-up.”

[hadaclueonce]

Thanks

[gcparent]

Just watched the movie. It was great.

[RandallFlagg]

AH! I just ordered that on DVD through Amazon.

[Thank You Rush]

Thank you....My husband and I had never seen this tho’ I’ve read the history about it. Thanks so much for posting the link. It was difficult to identify the actors but I placed most of them except for the sheriff. When the names came up at the end I saw that he was the actor who played the Admiral on JAG.