March 5th, 1943. Clayton, North Carolina. A federal government rationing office gets mobbed. Fistfights break out. Arrests are made.

Over gasoline coupons.

Now — before you judge these people — you need to understand what March 1943 actually looked like in Johnston County. Three gallons of gas a week. A pleasure driving ban. Two hundred members of Congress quietly driving on unlimited fuel while their constituents couldn't get to church.

Johnston County's patience had been stretched to the absolute limit.

And then it snapped.

This is We’re Not Gonna Take It.