On August 6, 1855, in Louisville, Kentucky, a bitter rivalry between the Democrats and the Nativist Know-Nothing Party erupted in a series of riots. Protestant mobs attacked Irish and German Catholic neighborhoods - leaving 22 people dead, dozens injured, and more than 100 homes and businesses torched and looted. This is the story of Bloody Monday.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Monday
https://www.louisvilleirish.com/bloody-monday-memorial/
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