- Page 1 and 2: THE DEACONS FOR DEFENSE AND JUSTICE
- Page 3 and 4: © Copyright by Lance Edward Hill,
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- Page 7 and 8: Chapter One Beginnings Paul Farmer
- Page 9 and 10: In the nineteenth century the pine
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- Page 35 and 36: Chapter 2 The Art of Self-Defense A
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Kirkpatrick's problem with his blac
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momentum to the rumor by discussing
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handful of books and rows ofempty s
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only as the "Citizens Highway Patro
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He had taken only a few steps when
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"I was scared as shit . It looked l
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possessing two concealed weapons .
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the boycott was the black community
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mayor demurred, claiming that there
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The Jonesboro community was not det
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considered having Louisiana Attorne
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hearts of black men and women ; sti
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Chapter 6 The Magic City In 1905 tw
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Great Southern also segregated jobs
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A futile nine-month strike lasted f
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The path to Bogalusa for the Jonesb
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of the city government, and that th
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1964, the Klan conducted its first
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Night riders silently cruised by Co
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Bogalusa Mayor Jesse Cutrer and Pol
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and his followers were not welcome
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Zellerbach realized the consequence
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testing of public accommodations .
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tests . "Everybody was feeling good
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Bob and Jackie Hicks sat down for d
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calls to CORE contacts around the c
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Chapter 7 The Bogalusa Chapter The
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alert authorities and the media to
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talk . The FBI agent opened the caf
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hour protection for CORE-no doubt t
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and economic inequality . Their leg
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subsequent investigation revealed t
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Both Governor McKeithen and Mayor C
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On the morning of the 21st, Charlie
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Kirkpatrick and Thomas plunged into
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155 I leaders . Thomas even offered
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pursuers . The men hastily discusse
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Chapter 8 The Spring Campaign Bogal
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twenty-one entries dating back to 1
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nevertheless an articulate and disa
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even when I got ready to get offhe
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the Viola Liuzzo murder, President
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and to conduct "interviews" to disc
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Klansmen ordered Shepherd to leave
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On March 28 the Voters League organ
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The northern students plunged into
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Millers . "Filthy rich . He, a big
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sign on the coffins read, "Here lie
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for equal economic opportunity in p
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Tension hung over Bogalusa like an
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Cutrer emerged from City Hall to ad
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Klan robes--one of them wearing a l
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at another Voters League rally, off
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Bogalusa . Humphrey contacted CORE'
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Orleans attorney with ties to CORE,
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the park. The group kicked and beat
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Chapter 9 With a Single Bullet The
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Though the day had been a setback f
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$25,000 reward for the killers, but
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the evening ofJune 28 Fletcher Ande
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organization : Austin was only twen
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Bogalusa jail to mislead the white
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Governor McKeithen was not as enthu
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struggle with nonviolence and to cl
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only days after the Crowe shooting,
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providing financial support that wa
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cease unlawful arrests, threats of
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indignant editorial in defense of S
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threatened confiscation. It was a p
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Simultaneous to withdrawing his sta
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On July 16 the Justice Department b
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Shelton told some four-hundred Klan
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prosecuted : "Mr. Doar, You have In
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lacktopping streets and installing
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opportunity to project an image . I
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The Times article marked Earnest Th
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new areas, they could no longer be
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The paper also highlighted Kirkpatr
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ecause law enforcement refused to p
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say they have grenades and machine
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and Alabama. "These groups are all
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In part, the shift was a consequenc
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supported and was "well on their wa
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unaggressive and martially inferior
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South learned about the Deacons thr
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Deacons are unarmed and are totally
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average white man doesn't . I've ne
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however," noted Ebony, "the Deacons
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The media also lost interest in the
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From 1964 to 1966, the Deacons deve
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Kirkpatrick also took the lead in o
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of the insurgent WPUCFM. The planne
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munitions plant, economically indep
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evival courthouse in the center of
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principal at Mayfield High School .
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More meaningful was the change in b
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"Nearly everyone seemed to be paral
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same day CORE met with twenty-four
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their example ofovercoming fear, ha
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and a pistol in the glove compartrn
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dynamite bomb exploded underneath t
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But I'll send them to hell with the
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Reverend Avery Alexander, a legenda
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experience with the Deacons with un
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enough high-speed chases with the K
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MFDP's invitation to the Deacons re
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Chapter 12 Mississippi and Beyond A
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Young, a member of the Natchez Deac
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consciousness among Natchez blacks
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seeing snipers firing from rooftops
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chorus : "We're going to kill for f
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The group set about build'mg an o r
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young blacks attempted to attack a
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Within seconds the Deacons converge
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Typically, most Deacons chapters re
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dropped out of high school in ninth
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want to come to the point to have t
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targeted stores . `'There was a lit
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Equipment, and cars that are radio
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The end ofthe boycott brought an en
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would, in turn, pressure municipal
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Early in the boycott Evers recruite
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In addition to patrolling, their du
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President ofthe Woodville Chapter a
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traveled the twenty miles to neighb
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Mississippi from 1965 to 1966 . Rec
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demonstration on August 14, 1965 at
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The Deacons' organizing efforts in
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duties . Sims normally collected ch
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their willingness to challenge the
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leader who had descended on Bogalus
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In the fall of 1965 an unidentified
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Hicks and Sims returned for a secon
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speaking event before a group of 15
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Robert F . Williams was an icon for
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Officially, SNCC did not discourage
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had little luck in moving them towa
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RAM quickly established themselves
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with RAM's director, Don Freeman .
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Philadelphia was the next organizin
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Discussions about forming ACT began
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A . Rayner and Nahaz Rogers from Ch
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several Southern cities . Hobson la
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Chapter 14 Foundering in the North
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kind of people." Reverend Lynward S
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Government, "the man," had anointed
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not the lack of skills . But inequa
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was joined by Ray McCoy, a wealthy
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and ordered Comelius to "cease and
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preposterous claim that he was summ
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immediately protested Thomas' prese
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unless I have assurances I will not
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everyone agreed with McI{.issick .
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The Meredith March ended without in
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told the Cubans that he wanted to v
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two weeks in China, Thomas departed
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meals in a luxurious setting, compl
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allot . It was an obvious attempt t
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movement . But Lucy Montgomery was
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anticipating more problems in Missi
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There were reports of Deacon organi
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Chapter 15 A Long Time The Deacons'
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in the year Bogalusa students had m
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emaining adult leader on the scene,
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"blaming, Warning, Warning," read o
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efore the court. Christmas told the
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that the Klan had been behind most
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Deprived of the ability to mobilize
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Newspapers on hand when the graves
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Thomas Bennett, of Bogalusa, confes
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provoked a near-hysterical response
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The League organized a second march
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The last leg of the march tested th
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out in Baton Rouge's black neighbor
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Papers and Archival Collections : W
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Fen:on, Charles . Interview by auth
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Woods, Moses, Sr. Interview by auth
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Williams, Robert F . Negroes With G
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Biography Lance E. Hill was born De