The Night Rider Movement

Dr. David Amoss, leader of the Night Rider movement, was born in Cobb, Kentucky, on October 19, 1857. Moved by compassion for his people, this country doctor provided leadership for tobacco farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee. He led an organized society of dark tobacco farmers in a violent revolt against the low prices of tobacco imposed by the Duke Trust. Their struggle was that of an impoverished people seeking to right a terrible wrong, and their efforts helped break up the tobacco monopoly. In 1911, the Duke Trust, American Tobacco Co., was dissolved by a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. David Amoss died in 1915 and is buried in Millwood Cemetery. His home is now a museum.

Kentucky · United States