The Night Riders

The Night Riders

The Night Riders were a vigilante group operating from about 1906 to 1908 in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee that used fear and intimidation against the Duke tobacco monopoly in the area. The Night Riders were led by Dr. David Amoss, a medical doctor from the Cobb community in Caldwell County, Kentucky. These "masked riders" initiated what were called the Black Patch Wars because of the unfair price ceilings being generated by the Duke tobacco conglomerate. The price of tobacco had been artificially suppressed and as a consequence the people in these communities suffered greatly.

The Amoss House in Caldwell County is dedicated to the history of Dr. Amoss and the Night Riders. Other area museums house numerous artifacts and personal histories regarding the era of the Night Riders.

References

* Saloutos, Theodore. "The American Society of Equity in Kentucky: A Recent Attempt in Agrarian Reform." "Journal of Southern History:" Vol. 5, No. 3. (Aug., 1939), pp. 347-363.
* Waldrep, Christopher. "Planters and the Planters' Protective Association in Kentucky and Tennessee." "Journal of Southern History:" The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 52, No. 4. (Nov., 1986), pp. 565-588.

External links

* [http://www.westernkyhistory.org/christian/night.html Night Riders and the Kentucky Black Patch]


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