My grandparents lived in Lilly. My grandfather told me about the Klan coming to Lilly. My grandfather an Italian immigrant worked in the mines for 50 years.
I think the "darkest issue of hatred" in Pennsylvania came as a result of terror in Pennsylvania's coal fields generated by Irish catholic miners. For more than 20 years protestant miners, mine bosses and mine and railroad superintendents were the targets of the "Molly Maguires" and hundreds of families were affected by these attacks on protestants. Under the ruse of organizing unions, the mollies justified murder. This minority of the Irish immigrant population was whiskey drinking and violent. Many of their own families as well as their priests tried to persuade them to stop their attacks on protestant mine owners and mine bosses. Yes, the protestant Welsh, English and Germans had ownership of the mines but as a result of being the earliest groups to migrate here and as the result of having the needed skills beforehand. The mine owners didnt treat the protestant, lowly miner any better. On payday the company store cleaned them out also, leaving their families with nothing as well. England and Wales had their own coal fields and this British population brought these skills with them to PA. To this day descendants of the Mollies cry foul, that their secret society was innocent. But one thing for certain, when they were finally brought to justice and hung for the crimes they committed, the violence against protestants ended with their hangings.
Nice work! amazing, I've never heard of this event...........Love your shirt by the way! :)
I found the video highly entertaining. Very well thought through. Nice work.
Wow, this was great. I've lived in PA my whole life and never heard of it.
My grandparents lived in Lilly. My grandfather told me about the Klan coming to Lilly. My grandfather an Italian immigrant worked in the mines for 50 years.
Thanks for the great video on the town where I was born#!!
I grew up in this town. The fact that it stood up to the Klan on that day is still a point of pride.
Volume level varies. Intro very good but majority of video canbot be heard.
I think the "darkest issue of hatred" in Pennsylvania came as a result of terror in Pennsylvania's coal fields generated by Irish catholic miners. For more than 20 years protestant miners, mine bosses and mine and railroad superintendents were the targets of the "Molly Maguires" and hundreds of families were affected by these attacks on protestants. Under the ruse of organizing unions, the mollies justified murder. This minority of the Irish immigrant population was whiskey drinking and violent. Many of their own families as well as their priests tried to persuade them to stop their attacks on protestant mine owners and mine bosses. Yes, the protestant Welsh, English and Germans had ownership of the mines but as a result of being the earliest groups to migrate here and as the result of having the needed skills beforehand. The mine owners didnt treat the protestant, lowly miner any better. On payday the company store cleaned them out also, leaving their families with nothing as well. England and Wales had their own coal fields and this British population brought these skills with them to PA. To this day descendants of the Mollies cry foul, that their secret society was innocent. But one thing for certain, when they were finally brought to justice and hung for the crimes they committed, the violence against protestants ended with their hangings.
My family descendants are from Lilly. Didn't know about this.