Bloody Monday

Bloody Monday
Louisville Bloody Monday Election Riots of 1855
Date	August 6, 1855
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Caused by	Anti-immigrant rhetoric
Methods	Rioting, marauding, pogrom, arson
Parties
Protestant Mob Know-Nothing Party Anglo-Americans Catholic residents Democratic Party Irish Americans German Americans
Casualties
Death(s)	22+
Arrested	5
Detained	5
Charged	5

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.