They traced their origins to the Whiteboys, an 18th century group of terrorists who wore blackface and white sheets, and attributed their proclamations to "Ghostly Sally.
They traced their origins to the Whiteboys, an 18th century group of terrorists who wore blackface and white sheets, and attributed their proclamations to "Ghostly Sally." They were infiltrated by the private detective James McParlan, whose testimony in trials from 1875-77 led to the hanging of ten men for murder. Supposedly fronted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, they were blamed for acts of sabotage and assassination carried out against coal companies in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For ten points, identify this secret Irish-American terrorist organization, named after a widowed agitator.
They traced their origins to the Whiteboys, an 18th century group of terrorists who wore blackface and white sheets, and attributed their proclamations to "Ghostly Sally.
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