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Militia. Mustering in the "Hempstead Rifles," Arkansas Volunteers, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 1861. A militia ( / mɪˈlɪʃə /) [1] is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non- professional and/or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as ...
The U.S. ideal of the citizen soldier, in the militia, depicted by The Concord Minute Man of 1775, a monument created by Daniel Chester French and erected in 1875, in Concord, Massachusetts. The militia of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Congress, has changed over time. [1] During colonial America, all able-bodied men of a certain age ...
Oct 21, 2020 · Using the word “militia” and other historical vocabulary was a deliberate attempt to attract a broader membership, by veiling the often racist, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant and homophobic ...
Apr 27, 2024 · militia, military organization of citizens with limited military training, which is available for emergency service, usually for local defense. In many countries the militia is of ancient origin; Macedonia under Philip II (d. 336 bc ), for example, had a militia of clansmen in border regions who could be called to arms to repel invaders.
Apr 19, 2017 · Transcript Audio. Today signifies 22 years since the Oklahoma City bombing, an attack carried out by Timothy McVeigh that left 168 dead. McVeigh sympathized with armed right-wing militia groups ...
Aug 12, 2021 · Published August 12, 2021. Militia groups* recently captured the public’s attention following their presence at racial justice protests in 2020 and participation in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Yet, the modern militia movement has operated in the United States for the past three decades, and the inspiration for these armed groups ...
