▁grand father , ▁The ▁Wh ole ▁World ▁in ▁His ▁H ands : ▁a ▁P ict orial ▁Biography ▁of ▁Paul ▁Rob es on . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁afterwards ▁Following ▁the ▁ri ots , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁went ▁to ▁Alb any ▁to ▁voice ▁their ▁ind ignation ▁to ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁De we y , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁them , ▁bl aming ▁commun ists ▁for ▁prov oking ▁the ▁violence . ▁Tw enty - se ven ▁pla int iffs ▁file d ▁a ▁civil ▁suit ▁against ▁West chester ▁County ▁and ▁two ▁veter ans ' ▁groups . ▁The ▁charges ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Following ▁the ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots , ▁Democratic ▁House ▁Represent ative ▁John ▁E . ▁Rank in ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁condem ned ▁Rob es on ▁on ▁the ▁house ▁floor . ▁When ▁Republican ▁New ▁York ▁Congress man ▁Jacob ▁J av its ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁de pl oring ▁the ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁constitution al ▁guarante es ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁free ▁assembly , ▁Rank in ▁replied ▁an gr ily . ▁" It ▁was ▁not ▁surprising ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁gentlemen ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁defend ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁enc lave ," ▁Rank in ▁b ellow ed , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁it ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁people ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁sympathy ▁" with ▁that ▁N igger ▁Commun ist ▁and ▁that ▁bunch ▁of ▁Red s ▁who