The Simite Extermination.
The article discusses conflict between Choctaw County, Alabama, resident Bob Sims and members of the county community in the late 1800s. It examines the resistance Sims expressed toward civil authority, his religious convictions, and his monthly publication "The Veil is Rent (TVIR)," in which he esp...
| Publicado en: | Alabama Review Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 278 - 301 |
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University of Alabama Press
Oct2013
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| Sumario: | The article discusses conflict between Choctaw County, Alabama, resident Bob Sims and members of the county community in the late 1800s. It examines the resistance Sims expressed toward civil authority, his religious convictions, and his monthly publication "The Veil is Rent (TVIR)," in which he espoused white supremacy, contempt for authority, and opposition to liquor. The article discusses violence between followers of Sims known as "Simites" and dry goods proprietor John Holliday McMillan, and the hanging of Sims and many Simites. |
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