Rioters breaking into parish prison, as illustrated in History of the United States (1912, Scribner). By E. Benjamin Andrews - Andrews, E. Benjamin. History of the United States, volume V. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1912., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1717057
Today in #LaborHistory 3/14/1891: 11 Italian #immigrants lynched in #NewOrleans by a mob for their alleged role in murder of #police chief after they were acquitted during trial. There were thousands in the lynch mob, incl some of the city's most prominent citizens.