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Bloody Monday

1855 in Kentucky1855 riotsAnti-Catholic riots in the United StatesAnti-German sentiment in the United StatesAnti-Irish sentiment
August 1855 eventsCrimes in Louisville, KentuckyGerman-American culture in Louisville, KentuckyHistory of Louisville, KentuckyIncidents of anti-Catholic violenceIrish-American culture in Louisville, KentuckyKnow NothingMassacres in the United StatesMassacres of CatholicsMondayPersecution by ChristiansProtestant–Catholic sectarian violenceReligiously motivated violence in the United StatesRiots and civil disorder in Kentucky
Bloody Monday Election Riots
Bloody Monday Election Riots

Bloody Monday was a series of riots on August 6, 1855, in Louisville, Kentucky, an election day, when Protestant mobs attacked Irish and German Catholic neighborhoods. These riots grew out of the bitter rivalry between the Democrats and the Nativist Know-Nothing Party. Multiple street fights raged, leaving twenty-two people dead, scores injured, and much property destroyed by fire. Five people were later indicted, but none were convicted, and the victims were not compensated.

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