The Battle of Athens, Tennessee

This man is looking through the hole blasted in a hedge in front of the McMinn County jail during the siege of the building by supporters of the GI-Independent party in the battle of the ballots. Twenty persons were wounded before the jail fell into GI hands. Today the GI party was due to be officially declared elected. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
This man is looking through the hole blasted in a hedge in front of the McMinn County jail during the siege of the building by supporters of the GI-Independent party in the battle of the ballots. Twenty persons were wounded before the jail fell into GI hands. Today the GI party was due to be officially declared elected. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
The Battle of Athens, Tennessee
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05 August, 1946
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