My friends - A number of our subscribers have asked where additional information could be found on the subject of the Black Patch Night Riders, and several folks have provided some references, as well. For further reading on the Night Riders and the goals and aims of the Planters' Protective Association in their efforts to assist tobacco farmers, here are some items to consult: "The Tobacco Night Riders of Kentucky & Tennessee", by James O. Nall (Louisville, 1939) "The Story of Calloway County, 1822-1976" by Kirby & Dorothy Jennings (Murray, KY: Murray Democrat Publishing Co., 1978) "On Bended Knee", by Bill Cunningham (Kuttawa, KY: McClanahan Publishing House, 1996) "The Kentucky Encyclopedia" (for a short description of Night Riders). (Louisville: University Press of Kentucky, 3rd edition, 1992) I should say, too, as one of our subscribers has reminded me, that there were very real economic issues which were severely affecting tobacco farmers in the early years of the 20th century and the Planters' Protective Association was an organization set up by these farmers to try to get relief, as their plight was becoming desperate. I will return later today with a data post. -B ====================================================================