The main streets were shut by successive waves of blockaders who used everything from burning bales of hay to chains. |
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As you can hear from this home video, the police arrived and tried to reason with the blockaders. |
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Road blockades, and the use of police and military force against the blockaders, could resume if a permanent agreement is not reached. |
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Two rams and another iron warship were to form the nucleus of a Confederate fleet designed to sweep away the blockaders and challenge northern supremacy in American waters. |
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In a distant blockade, the blockaders stay well away from the blockaded coast and try to intercept any ships going in or out. |
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During the American Civil War, Confederate blockade runners used anthracite as a smokeless fuel for their boilers to avoid giving away their position to the blockaders. |
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