The Night Riders
On December 1, 1906 the Silent Brigade (now known in the press as The Night Riders) raided Princeton, Kentucky and burned the largest tobacco factories in the world. On December 7, 1907 the Night Riders seized control of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and burned the Latham warehouse and the Tandy & Fairleigh tobacco warehouse. Reported the New York Times, “Whole towns were mob governed; others besieged. Terror reigned, and from one end of the State to another the night riders were busy.”
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Famous quotes containing the words night and/or riders:
“Around, the night drops swiftly down
Its veils; does not condemn
Or praise the different actions done.
The hour that strikes across the town
Caresses all and injures none
As sleep approaches them.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“Good swimmers drown and good riders get thrown.”
—Chinese proverb.