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RACIAL MATTERS
RACIAL INFORMANT PROGRAM
NEW ORLEANS DIVISION
ReNOairtel 2/24/64.
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Advise Bureau status of inquiries concerning the
above captioned organization and identities of two klan groups
mentioned in re Bureau airtel.
Also inform Bureau sta tus of background information
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Baptist SffiQinary, 510 NortH .Farish Street,
60s* Mississippi, ^advised a Olpeiai %ent of the
al Bureau of Investigation ©a March 24, 1984, that
ississippi SaiptijErfc Semiaary Is a, Hegro -seminary
eh ia doing xatssicaary wor& is hitteoln County, Miss
, and 1® not engaged fa any type of voter registral
of the i^®l.isary
'Center at Broobhsven, Sississ ippi , which enclosed two
of^printed^literature^whieh had been found |jy Bryant in the
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to get any voice at all in what is to weak and work it out'-; and if she
happen to civilization. does come back she will steal yo j
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x ! five to nine year old car that half the forces down here to stab
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the time you can't afford to buy gas . our children with bayonets, shoot
to go to Church with your wife and 1
that are drawing checks for half a 1 Constitution of the United States of ,
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dozen illegitimate negro kids of America; and they just pushed them
his — and we'll bet you find them aside :as*though there were no such
thing as a Governor or a Constitu-
living in a shack, with very little i
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kids is out begging some White per- have-jbeen "fined and ’threatened by
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own as he sees fit, under the past - ish behind the iron curtain, and the
and present administration on Cap- ^ parasites in our own government
ital Hill. There is nothing wrong would have, the exact dose of anti-
with America. There is nothing biotic needed to destroy them. Then
wrong with the Constitution of the the right kind of capable, dedicated
United States of America, There is people would replace them because
much wrong with the parasites who the replacement would come from
have the reigns of this great Nation you or one of your children to whom
in their hands. There is much wrong ,
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shots fired if it's done soon. You ;
There is a saying that is very
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stand together. They stand together from one small candle". And
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to destroy you, the White American just as true, there are not enough
Protestant gentile citizen. So what / Communists or parasites in the *
in GOD'S name will it take to make whole world to kill the spirit of one
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organization possibly operating .
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the NAACP and theirwhite stooges,, sooner or later. If you ask him to
and as the years roll by the prophesy your house, he wil 1’ break bread with
and v/ords of Abraham Lincoln may be- you at last. ’And if you seat him at
come a reality. At the rate we afe
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a nation inside a nation of two' an- DROP of. Negro blood in your family
tagonistic races. The future Ameri- could push it. backward three thous--
can must be Anglo-Saxon or Mulatto. and ^ears. in history
In a debate with Judge Douglas at Charleston, Illinois, Scl’tcmber 18, 1S58, Mr, Abraham
Lincoln expressed his views and his stand on the racial question, in part as follows:
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which I hope will never come. Dr. Bob;! Ramsay called the sheriff '
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got' up. This is vicious. I cannot see how the -people called
Christians in our state' can continue to remain silent, and allow
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the politicians and the terrorist to disrupt the. only way to solve
one of our greatest problems.. If we should lose this source of
contact, I tremble to think of what will happen ;to thousands of the
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of the Mississippi Baptist Seminary for complete details of the
incidents referred to din his letter to Rev. Davis.
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"The Bogus Homa Fishing and Rifle Club met at its usual
meeting place March 17, 1964 at 7:30 P.M 0 The charter
was displayed and a report that 27 Klaverns were
chartered March 15, 1964 in Brookhaven, Mississippi,
It was also mentioned that Mr, Gilbert in Brookhaven
is the state Investigator in all the state activities
and is the 1st to get the. Information on a major
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Mr. G.T. LAMBERT, 103 Rushing Street,
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GRADY LEVERETTE , 204 LaSalle Street,
Natchez, Miss* (a Natchez, Miss, policeman);
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Comments of ROYAL -YOUNG re staff
12/28/63, at YOUNG'S residence.
Meeting of
of Miss, held at File where original
YOUNG with Klan leaders is located if not
Vidalia, La Vll/6^. Comments of YOUNG on
at Baton Rouge attached:
meeting to be held 1/12/64,
with unit leaders of that area and the
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klan staff meeting, to be held at Baton-unit^
Rouge, following the, meeting with klan*
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1 - 157 - Klan Type Activity, Yazoo City, Miss.
1 - 157- Klan Type Activity Vldalia, La.
1 - 157- Klan Type Activity Natchez^ 7>1/ss
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Young stated that he had received a letter some
time prior to January 11, 196*4 , and had also received a
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Klan headed by Young. Young did not. make it clear who Alvin
Sansing is and Just what his connection with the Klan has
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Pierson who was with him as his personal aid. Alvin Sansing
and that they wanted to go' forward with Royal Young to build the
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Following are the names of some of the Mississippi
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Winfred R. Lowery (a Baptist Minister), Johnston,
... Mississippi, Telephone number 276-7^77, Grand Chaplain of
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Charlie Stringer, 209 Westview Circle,
684^16, Grand Kleagle of
Mississippi, Telephone number
Mississippi.
McComb, Mississippi
A1 Sibley, 502. Pearl River Avenue,
a Sheriff or has
E. L. Caston, who apparently is.
Mississippi near
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recently been a Sheriff in an area of
be his personal
Natchez. Young picked E. L. Caston to
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E. L. Caston
Caston and Billy Jack Caston are cousins.
talked with the Governor
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Pierson, who accompanied Young to the meeting
Louisiana.
• was Young's personal aid in the State of
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improperly from
Robert Fuller and about Fuller getting money
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The charges set forth in the notice
activity with which Martin
they were guilty of the same type
the signature
December 12, 1963 , addressed to Klansmen over
expressed her
of Mrs. Clotilde M. Young in which Mrs. Young
Wilder and their
views regarding Murray Martin and Grady
the Klan.
action in opposing Royal Young as leader of
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Advised that on 3/lo/64# the Laurel Klavern (The Bogue Hoaa Bust lag & Rif J®
Club) of The White Kgights of the Ku Klux KLaa of Mississippi# met at the. regular
meeting plaoe. Thy© disoussed taking in new territory so that Ellis villa and
Calhoun, Mississippi could get ©sough asew members to get a Charter# It ms agreed
that they oould do this but no ul d have to r eras in uuder the supervisioa of the Laurel
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have .enough paid up members to qualify for a charter, According to SAM BCWERs t~''Graad
MSffapx pragma# the various oharters will her issued ia a State Wide afetiag at
Brookhayea# Mississippi oa Sunday# 3/15/64# It was reported that some/thirty
(30)
Ilaveras will be Chartered.
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LAWRENCE BYRD# Seopetary./ispsmax told informant ooafideatially that the
leak had besa ideatif 9 d and explained how they d±dx identified the persoa. The
Havers: has fafgS $8) group leaders, each leader has two or three members who
work^ with him./They would plus to "throw acid” oa a oar at Walgreen 1 s DTug
Store#
sad sot tell asyoae eocoept the ones is that group# just prior to the time the
a old was to be thrown the leader would call the incident off# They would
the watch
the area to deter rain© if the police were ia the area# This was doss by eaoh group
and at a different time had place had they finally decided that
they had the members
identified. It, Seemed that oa oa© or two oocasioas the polio© would be in the area
when a ij asAl an Hanc particular members was i a the group. BYRD did sot identify
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individual. He did say. that the man must be trying to get Mu good with
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Chief L. C. NIX,
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there is another policeman ia the Klavera. This msha has never worm his uniform
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telephoiiicalIy advised that he
had developed information that there was a ELCS organisation
ia Crystal Springs* Miss*? operating under* the Gun $nd Rod
Club. 11© said he knew they met oa Thursday nights, bat did
not know where they were meeting®
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DEAR told him that SHERMAN had said that the Rod and Gun Club,
mentioned above, had met at an old abandoned house on old
Highway 51 just pastethe place that it crosses Highway 27 and
off old Highway 51 onto old Bid lake/ Road.
describe just where the locat ion '/Of /this house should be,
because he received his information from DEAR and DEAR received
his information from SHERMAN.
said that he does not recall DEAR indicating that he had been
advised by SHERMAN as to how many people met at the Rod and
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house being used by the Rod and Gun Club belonged to a Mr.
THORNTON, who li ves in that area, first name unknown to
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JULIUS HARPER* • •
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REFERENCE
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AT SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Will make inquiry at the Louisiana Bank and Trust
Company and examine the account of the Louisiana Rifle ,
Association. I
Copies:
2-157-1962
AT MONROE, LOUISIANA
Will make inquiry'at the Central Savings Bank
and Trust Company and examine the account of the Monroe
Hunting and Fishing Club.
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INFORMANTS
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157-458-47 ,51,57,61,72
157-1827-2
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NO T-8 is 157-1528-4
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A. Organizational Breakdown 3
B. Headquarters 6
C. Officers 6
D. Officials for State of Mississippi 18-
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E. Membership *.
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IV. Finances 19
V. Activity 23
A. Political 19
B . General 22
C. Cross Burnings 22
A. 'Louisiana 30
B. Mississippi 40
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DETAILS:
I. Organizational Structure
A. Organizational Breakdown
IMPERIAL WIZARD
IMPERIAL DRAGON
The second in command of the OKKKK is known as the
Imperial Dragon, whose duties will consist of carrying out
all of the instructions and mandates issued by the Imperial
Wizard.
national conciliam
(KBI).
A. ORGANIZATIONAL DIVISION
This division will be in charge of an individual known as
the Grand Kleagle who in turn is under the jurisdiction of the National
Kleagle. The duties of the Grand Kleagle will be to organize and
establish new units and to see that these newly established units
expand in membership until such time as they are chartered. As the
units are chartered the supervision of these units are then turned
over to the Executive Division of the Realm.
B. EXECUTIVE DIVISION
The Ghief Executive Officer of the Realm is known as the
Grand Dragon. He is in charge of all executive duties and operations
of the va rious units in the realm. The Grand Dragon is under the
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C. SECURITY DIVISION
The Security Division of the Realm is known as the Klan
^Bureau of Investigation (KBI).
The Chief KBI will have four Deputies under him and each
Deputy KBI will be assigned to one of the four provinces in the
Realm and will be in charge of all matters pertaining to security
in their respective provinces.
EXALTED CYCLOPS
\ B. headquarters
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NO T-l advised on November 27, 1963 that the headquarters
for the OKKKK is considered to be the residence of ROYAL VIRGIL YOUNG,
SR., the Imperial Dragon who resides at Route 1, Me Dade, Louisiana.
Various business of the OKKKK is also conducted from the Bossier
Plumbing and Heating Company, 408 Traffic Street, Bossier City,
Louisiana which is operated by JACK YOUNG, a brother of ROYAL VIRGIL
YOUNG, SR.
C. OFFICERS
J. D. SWENSON
National Kleagle
Bossier City
ROBERT FULLER
Monroe, Louisiana
Chief KBI
CHARLIE PIERSON
Monrpe Louis i ana
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HOUSTON MORRIS
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
) Grand Kleagle
JACK YOUNG
Grand Chaplin
HAROLD BECKMER
of Tyler town, Mississippi
Chief KBI
WINIFRED R. LOWERY
Johnston, Mississippi
The Grand Chaplin
CHARLIE STRINGER
of Me Comb,: Mississippi
The Grand Kleagle.
E. MEMBERSHIP
NO T-2 advised on November 6, 1963 that there had been
a change in recent months in the number of members necessary before
a unit of the OKKKK could obtain a charter. It was formerly necessary
to have 50 members before a charter would be issued to the unit,
however, in towns where the population is less than 2,000 individuals,
a charter would be issued when the membership of the unit reaches 25.
It is still necessary in towns and cities of over 2,000 to have 50
members before a charter would be issued. NO T-2 advised that units
of the OKKKK are reportedly located in the following towns in Northern
Louisiana;
Monroe
West Monroe
Calhoun
Sterling ton
Choudrant
Bastrop
Oak Grove
Lake Providence
Tallulah
Delhi
Rayville
Winns boro
Sicily Island
Jones vi lie
Jena
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Winiifield
Jonesboro
Farmerville
Homer ,
Minden
Bossier City
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FIFTY REASONS WHl YOU SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF THE 01 *£NAL KU KLUX KLAN. By*
R. E. DAVIS, SR.
2— IMPERIAL WIZARD.
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1— Because
6— the Klan is a great, legal American Institution of Americas. < *
7— Because it is the only organization on earth where only native-born, White, Gentile American citizens make up its membership.
Because it is a militant Christian organization, opposed to all forms of Atheism. <7 ;
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4— Because it throws its strong arm of protection around your family in your absence. \-
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26— Because it believes that the White race is God's race through which He wants to maintain a just civilization.
27— Because it believes the Bible doctrine of the separation of the races.
28— Because it believes that Judiaism is not the religion of the Bible, but that it is a set rf principles for the purpose of elevating the
29— Christless Jew beyond the White races.
30—
Because it has an effective program against Socialism and Communism.
32— Because it believes the highest type of citizenship is Christian citizenship.
33— Because it believes all Constitutional changes are to be made by Congress alone.
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Because it believes in getting the United States out of the United Nations.
35— Because it believes that every preacher holding a congregation but who teach integration should retire from his pulpit, either willingly
or be forced out.
Because it is opposed to forcing defenseless children to have nigger playmates.
Because it believes in free speech and free press, as opposed further to a police state.
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39— Bcause we believe it to be the most effective way to fight all forms of subversion.
Because we oppose niggers teaching White children in public schools, which they will do in all integrated schools before long.
41— Because it is the most effective way to fight organized crime in a community.
42—
. 31— Because it teaches men should love their own wives and let the other fellows alone.
43— Because it is opposed to Loan Sharks charging an unlawful rate of interest to the poor people.
44— Because it believes in trials by Jury.
45—
46— Because it does not endorse either the Republican or Democratic parties politically as such, but does support candidates in both part-
47— ies when said candidates stand for a 100% Americanism.
Because it believes that if integration is to be considered, that the issue should be submitted to the American voter for their decision.
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30— Because
49— it teaches that every school teacher in our public schools should be retired who believes in and teaches integration of the
* black and White races.
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37— Because it stands for the disenfranchisement of all foreigners who have not been in America for the same length of time required our
own boys and girls to reach legal voting age.
Because it stands for segregation on inmates in penal institutions, especially the juveniles.
Because it opposes free Communist literature being sent through the United States mail to Americans.
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40— Because it is unalterably opposed to the Zionist Jew program.
Because it is opposed to the Anti-Defamation league in all respects.
Because it knows the United Nations Charter has usurped the Constitution of these United States, and we are trying to get the United
States out of the UN.
Because it was here YESTERDAY, and is here TODAY, and will be here FOREVER. 7 7 1
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Because it stands against UNESCO in its attempt to rewrite our American history, 7
Because it is opposed to a police state which robs the individual of his rights.
Because it does not believe that education is THE remedy for our political ills. 7 7
Because it is opposed to any government professing to be friendly to America, while at the same time trading with any communist-
dominated country. 77 •
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III. PUBLICATIONS
On Novexnt|er 23, 1963, Mr. DAn J. NICHOLAS, a prominent
businessman, Yazoo City, Mississippi, made available a pamphlet
entitled "The Peoples Voice". Mr. NICHOLAS stated that this
pamphlet was distributed to various residences in Yazoo City,
Mississippi on November 15, 1963 and again on November 7, 1963
by unknown klan members.
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people, wherever they may be.' Open war try, the battle will be won. Integration is’
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' has been declared against every white Cau- 'only a sham, perpetrated by tho Communis^
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human being in the United States by. tic head of our federal government. They
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carried out by an all-powerful federal gov- you and ever have. To these ruthless pow-
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enslave the white race, but ho is going to . this because he thinks that in the end he ’
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ho has been sold the same way you and !.
The NAACP really means: National Asso- '
have been, .which ready makes you and me :
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world, by their own government, it’s ironic
•local theatre before you allow your child to
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that we should pay all the bills for. our own spen your money see that movie.
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destruction..
there is any doubt, keep your child at home..
This battle can still be won! The only You will bo doing hi well as ycur coun-
V. thing- that can stop us is .your apathy, which try a favc-r. Co to ts local library and see'
means that you have' always been willing to what kind of boohs they have, if you b’nd
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sit on your backsides and let someone else anything of Communist inspiration, (and
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do the work for you whi.:. you tried to prof- .vcu will) tell the librarian, then get the’
it by whatever was going on. Well, you cos' word to us. .You will be placed on the list •
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what it. has gotten you. You have “not- as one to be protected. We already know
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cared”; yourself right into the' Sluchcs of tho what they have on display. We need your
communist and what will be your enslave-, help to have -it disposed of. !r a merchant
.meat as y/ell, unless, you awaken. you have traded with, or are trading with .
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good white men, young and old, who. would since they are not fit- to live with decent-
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appreciate these jobs and work hard to keep honest American citizens.-, if they refuse to,
them. Should you view any program on tel- do so, then you, the people, will be given
their names, backgrounds, dealings, and ec-
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tegration or communism' .and against the tions. Should you after this information has
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white race, it is your duty to definitely stop been '.presented Refuse to stop associating, APt
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and the best ‘tool the communist ganization in : 930 because they had -over- "
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can ever have. The Communist' and his np- come the reconstruction era. They had .a;. ;*//- •*
proach to oui* destruction through the negro, long, hard fight then, just as we have one *•. Ak
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1 trefne our cause is just. Our number is large even '-p .V
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findings . though we are young, if you know civ/ of.
" ucated and informed leaders, In their opin-
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V’ ion, it is our most effective weapon, and So that the ones of us that you can n^ver ; \
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should be used by everyone. As of now, this. know can work in secret. Because in our -
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date, a complete boycott of .any and ,a!l . membership lies our strength. Today,
secret
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; business establishments that leans towards' 'wc have the larges;- underground police' A \
employing, for any and all positions', negroes .force on earth. They are men and -women-
V* instead of white people, is* initiated. The such as you who are doing their country '
above actions will be, very soon, initiated and themselves honor -in the very
a great
I'd and carried out throughout the South and highest of traditions without pay. They- ere ;
p the nation in o rgar.ized form; The day of in ail pieces end hear ail things, many of ; A.,
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IV. FINANCES
receiving ® 00
Rifle Association. YOUNG is allegedly and th^t from
fees,
and $2,500 a month in dues and membership
to handle the
this amount he pays his wife $200 per month
correspondence for the OKKKK.
as of December
NO T-2 advised in December, 1963 that treasury o e
be $1,700 in the
11, 1963, there was alleged to
OKKKK.
Mrs ROYAL
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klan units had withheld sending money for the OKKKK, £ nd°?hat
and that
developed in the
because of a split which had had been received
during the yea? 1963, approximately $8,500
from the various klan units
YOUNG did not
NO T-2 continued by saying that Mrs. sent to the
was
make it clear whether the amount of $8,500 had taken their
OKKKK headquarters after the klan organizers
cut
State Organizer
NO T-2 stated that J. D. SWENSON, the
month, whic is
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for the OKKKK, receives a salary of $240 and keeps from
addition to other money that SWENSON collects
his organizational work.
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A. POLITICAL
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HAROLD MONTGOMERY
State Representative from
Bossier Parish;
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B. GENERAL
There appeared on page 8-A of the November 18,
1963, issue of the ’’Shreveport Times,’’ a daily newspaper
published at Shreveport, Louisiana, an article captioned
"KLAN MAPS NON-VIOLENT SEGREGATION CAMPAIGN.” This article
related that at a klan gathering held near Rayville, Louisiana,
on the previous Saturday, three crosses were burned. This
article relates that the Imperial Dragon, who was not identified,
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told those assembled that they must join in a non-violent cam-
paign against national television programs that exaggerate the
use d£. Negroes and that the klan must fight with letters and
ballots "Vafher than bullets for segregation and constitutional
government. - .
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leader from
affiliate with ROBERT SHELTON, a Klan faction is led y
Alabama NO T-2 further advised that this
MrmRAYH MARTIN of Winhfield, Louisiana. the MARTIN became in-
vblVedi ?A ^ co»?rover S y with YOUNG over
finances of the OKKKK MARTIN wanted Y0 G to
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BASTROP, LOUISIANA
C. V. FLOWERS;
Steven Chevrolet
HOSEY GEORGE
Tidewater Equipment Company;
ROY MORGAN,
Buatts Drive In Grocery;
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BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA
BUSH, LOUISIANA
FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA
FOLSOM, LOUISIANA
MONROE, LOUISIANA
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allow the FBI Agents to enter the area and thereafter immediately
advise the Exalted Cyclops by telephone of the presence of
FBI Agents on klan property. The Exalted Cyclops would then
put on his robe and meet the Agents outside the meeting room
and advise the FBI that a secret meeting was in progress.
The Exalted Cyclops would then ask the FBI to leave unless
the Agents had a warrant for the arrest of one of the klans-
men
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bond each.
G. MEETINGS
11/18/63 Closed it
30 11/19/63
11/25/63 Closed ft
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12/2/63 Closed It
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APPENDIX
ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSAS KLANS
OF THE KU KLUX KLAN (AAK)
Grand Dragon of the OKKKK for the State of Arkansas, was carried
over as the Grand Dragon of the new organization, AAK
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March 12, 1964
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February 26* 1964
It was reported that a special call meeting was held on Friday Bight* 2/21/64*
at the KlavePa Ball at which time the proposed cross burnings pa Saturday* 2/22/64*
were Palled off because they thought the" police had informa tip h regarding the
burnings. They feared a security leak". Tl^yrbased this opinion on the fact that
a large number of Auxiliary Police had been pailed out for a training program for
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
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It was discussed that L* C* BI£* Chief of Police* may have been/)&^£&9g
pulling a bluff by palling the" eXtra help* The membership voted to burn tcso
grosses in Laurel'-"Friday "Sight*-''•2/28/64 prove they* the Blap* was hot
bluffing* One cross was tcT te "baraed'-At-- the "home o f HARRY' gRO?ffl. owner. The
Diamond Shopi' 'and the other pne at the Brown Funeral- Borne f Central Ave.*. Laurel.
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This is a negro funeral home. No reaacn was given for the burnings.
SAM Grand Dragon* for the State of Mississippi, reported that he had
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attended a State Mooting at
Brookhaveh iliss.* on Sunday* 2/23/64. There were about 200 hundred present* This
meeting was reported to ’Mve beea ih conhectioh irith the changes in the Constitution
and By laws. These changes were necessary Immsms since they had pulled away
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The State of Mississippi will be "divided into five (5) Sections. These
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sections will be the same As the five (5)' voting districts in the. State* Bach
section will be divided into two (2 ) Providence s* At the present' there are no
chartered KLaverns in the State of Mississippi*,
Hr* SOS® BOWERS reported that sometime in March 1964 (Around 3/15/64) some
thirty (30) Klaverns will be chartered. Eaoh Klavern must have forty (40) paid
up members to b© elgible for a charter*
It was suggested that group leaders be appointed to get new members and to
see that the present metiers pay tWir dues on time. Bae of the group leaders
in 'the' Laurel Klavern is (WB ) GIAJzK* (CLARK is believed to be the owner and’
operator of the Glark^Water -Well grilling Company) he is a members of the Mbtor»
Cycle squad of the Auxiliary Police. He' thinks GRADY /KABOS * Operator* Chance
Texaco Service Station and J*. W. /PURVIS* City Bngins®r* are group leaders.
necessary to naSe ah additional assessraent to pay for the house now being used
as a meeting ifaCDCaSX. placoo
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TSaKlux Man'met at"7:30 pa*, at their regular meeting place* itste twenty-
seven ( 27) men preseat.
The project cosjmittie reported .that the previous project of hurniag two (2)
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crosses is IMxrel .'on Friday Night, 2/28/64, was sailed off sinoe they were
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Members of this group and on® or tad- others put os a show of why they did.
sot carry out the project,: threats 'of hanging were passed out if .they Were
ever oaught carrying out their projects or assignment©.
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The/ men in this group was Mr. .(EG) B^Jg^iAoN. ?MBg^CE FhCMBRS . PAUL
JIM BiSHDP . PAUL RlCBp©8, BOSBYTd^BI, (fit ) 'GMp; and i3p®TM.
A a Patrolman
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It was reported that there aretMrty-oae (31) currentp&id-up raerabera and
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a reported sixty- two (62) on record as belonging* A drive was suggested to get
forty (40) paying rasiabsrs so that a oh&rter could beobtained. Dues were
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collected' .©t 'this meeting "and a $4,00 per month assessment against each member
was made to pay for th© meeting building,
BOBBY t?00fSN' made a motidn t&St twenty (20) crosses be 'bursed this 'Weekend hut
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after a discussion it wns redubed 'to’aix (6) crosses, 111© places were not mentioned
and no time was given. No assignments were made to carry out the burnings*
It was pointed out that nocross would be burned without a reason and so more
than one oro'ss Would"©© .burned""at the ‘same place. If this cross was, not heeded
(meaning the pasroo, should cease to do what the Kian thinks he is doing wrong)
a strapping would be next,
BISHOP made JP ft
some of the members and would probably be dome a- member* > (this was not discussed
any further)
MgEBNO^' BIRD presented. the idea of issuing. a hard' to- each member with his name
on*it, as ^longing to ±fea' 1, i’it© Bogiie Eoma Easting, Fishing and HSSS2E Rifle Club”,
fills 'hard will have four (4) blanks on it to be stamped ©aph- quater trhea his dues ' '
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in Smith had Jasper CountiSS, Miss* for possible Kluverhs* Two net; -members were
Initiated at Rills vi lie on 3/5/64
During the meeting 3/5/64, S0. BO&BRS, Grand Dragon, was present and stated
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FROM :
SA, ROBERT EDWARD LEE
AT LAUREL, MISS: ,
he and his Chief Deputy, ROBERT MCMINN, had been approached to join
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Memorandum
TO :
SAG, NEW ORLEANS 5157-1962) DATE: 3/9/614-
FROM :
SAj ROBERT EDWARD LEE
AT LAUREL, MISS:
advised that he has heard that two (2) crosses were burned in the
Sheriff's Office has not received any complaints and does not know
the FBI,
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join this organization. This person told him that they were trying
and this person told him that he would contact him again in about
ten days to see if he had changed his mind. It is being organized out
of Laurel, Miss.
Mr. JOBES states he would advised the FBI of any information
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LEE:
AT LAUREL, MISS:
information that this organization has plans to burn two (2) crosses
at the home of HARRY/BROWN,, Owner, The Diamond Shop, Laurel and the
groups a
organization would probably burn six (6) crosses; faer the weekend
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On 3/9/64, Chief NIX stated that he had used one extra patrol
car 6ver the weekend in the event the crosses were to be burned in
the city of Laurel <> He said that he had heard of no activity in the
city n
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On 2/21/64,
Avenue, Laurel, Mississippi, advised that he was first
approached to Join the KKK sometime before Christmas, 1963 by
J. W. PURVIS , City Engineer, Laurel. PURVIS told him the
m w^”organ izing in the state and asked him if he would be
interested in Joining. He states he told PURVIS that he was
not interested at that time. PURVIS did not give him any
literature.
he was interested and did not want to get into any trouble.
RICHARDS asked h im if he would go along with them if they kept
within the law. [ said that
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he might. RICHARDS invited
him to the next meeting which was to be held in the near future.
BEL: lav
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"I advised that
LLMf
. Laurel Tile
the L aurel Klavern and is known as "Mr. EC".
LAWREN CE >, Byrd’s Radio Service, is the secretary of the
£vera and has the names of all members in the Laurel
Klavern. Phe members are ident ified by n.umhers and no names
are mentl< 5d at the meetings.
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does not_ know who
has the list of the members statewide, unless it would be
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BOWERS. BOWERS has a bene which he ’carries in his automobile
filled with records believed to be Information regarding the
various kl averns in Mississippi and may contain a membership
list. /
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A grocer bad some trouble with a Negro who bad talked ’’smart"
to bis wife. During or after the argument, some Negro got
sbot in the band. He does not know if the Negro who got
©hot was the on© involved in the argument . He said that
ZACHERY JOHNSON, a Negro leader in Ellisvill© made seme
threats about boycotting ibe store. A request was made of
the klavern by the members from Ellisville to take steps
to quieten JOHNSON so b© would not cause any further trouble.
He believed the Ellisville members included two policemen,
names not known, (one has some fingers missing on bis right
band) and a preacher, name and denomination not known.
Ybe members present agreed to take any steps necessary.
According to the report at the last meeting, a party of two
or three members headed by PAUL RICHARDS , burned a cross
in JOHNSON'S yard mid fired a shotgun two or three times.
Later, some phone calls were made to JOHNSON telling him,
"This is no Joke", "This is the real thing", and suggested he
straighten up and not cause any more trouble. J ohnson
reportedly asked the callers what he could do. Ideas
not reeall what instructions were reportedly given. II It " was 1
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th© members already mentioned , he knows the following by name:
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states he will be willing to attend
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all local meetings when possible and make any trips out of
town when business permits . (He feels that with most of the
meetings being held on Saturday, he will be able to attend
most of these meetings.)
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TO : SAC, NEW ORLEANS (157-1339) DATE; 2/29/64
(phonetic),
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’’Grand Wizard’’ of the
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(FNU) , but who is from Natchez, Miss.
KKK in Miss.
that one JACK SILL (correct name JACK SEALE), from Natchez, Miss.,
NO 157-1339
1: 157-1339
1 : 105-1057
^Tpl57-1962
1: 157-44
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Franklin Co.,
Miss.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Lincoln Co., Miss.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Pike Co., Miss.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Jefferson Co., Miss.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Amite Co., La.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Yazoo City, Miss.
1: 157-Klan-Type Activity, Walthall Co., Miss.
NO 157-1339
WRIGHT.
Sheriff WILLIAM T. FERRELL, Adams Co. ,
Natchez,
that he
Miss., advised SA CLARENCE G, PROSPERS on 9/23/63,
Adams Co.
felt there was some klan-type activity going on in
CLAUDE
Miss. FERRELL advised that on the night of 9/20/63, a
constable in
W. FULLER, who was an unsuccessful candidate for
during the
the second district of Adams Co., Kingston, Miss.,
when six
recent election, reported that he was driving home
Negro males passed him on the Kingston Rd.. near Natchez and
fender of his car. FULLER stopped his car and. ran into the
fire to his
woods, after which the Negroes returned and set
indicated
Sheriff FERRELL stated his investigation has
two days after
that the car was actually burned by FULLER as
on which
winning the first primary he traded a 1962 Oldsmobile
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came to the SO to inquire why the story about FULLER'S car had
DENNIS WARE. FERRELL stated that for this reason, he had his
deputies in the vicinity of the Natchez City Hall and that among
the individuals he observed was DOUGLAS A. BYRD accompanied by
five unknown white males. BYRD was in a blue and white, 1957
It has since been determined that BYRD drives a 1960 light blue,
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was burned.
BYRD inquired about the morning after FULLER’S car
City Hall. FERRELL stated he asked CASTON what was going on and
and stopped
CASTON replied he was merely passing through Natchez
two unknown white males and that Mr. L. K. WINGATE, 811 Kenwood
forth later
that information has been developed which is 'set
of the KK in Miss.
in this memorandum that CASTON is an official
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and DANIEL JONES has now taken office as Sheriff in Amite Co.
at Liberty, Miss.
Miss., advised that he and 'Sheriff FERRELL of the Adams Co. SO,
Fayette, M;iss. j
786-3143 R. M. CARNEGIE
Brookhaven|, Miss.' 5250 Mr. GILBERT
Brookhavenj, Miss.j 1474
Summit Miss.
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276-7624
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Meadville, Miss, j
384-5140
NO 157-1339
Br ookhaven Miss
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1007W C. E. CALL ICOTT
Bossier City, La. 425-8093 BO YOUNG
Haughton, La. 949-3589 ROYAL B. YOUNG
Vidal ia, La. 336-4238
telephone in his 1957 or 1958 Ford and that the number of this
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red, ”88” Oldsmobile Sedan with La. license. DAVIS has made a
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of Grand Dragon of
by DOUGLAS, who presently holds the title
others. YOUNG
Original Knights Of KKK in La. and possibly by
MARTIN would
stated that if a split is accomplished, MURRAY
to Vidalia, La.,
YOUNG has to travel. to Monroe, La., and then
He may pick up JACK FULLER in Monroe.
In
in his Cadillac.
persons in
YOUNG indicated this meeting is to be with
last week, and he
Miss, who pulled out of YOUNG'S organization
organization. YOUNG also
will try to bring them back into the
BYRD, a leader of
indicated he would try to get rid of DOUGLAS
SAMPSON in charge. YOUNG also said the Miss, people are unhappy
to Miss,
with J. D. SWENSON and do not want him to come over
had not
anymore. One reason given for this was that SWENSON
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obtained their klan robes for them yet, although he has already
the MHSP, other than the official state plane which is stationed
at Jackson, Miss.
Gloster ,
Miss. ,
but he did not confirm upon his return whether
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the meeting was held there or where it was held. He said he drove
it was indicated that a man named BYRD, who/ was a leader of the
Miss
Jena, La. ,
telephonically advised SA PAUL R. LANCASTER,
Alexandria, La. ,
that he had overheard conversations which led
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Miss. ,
at that time to attend a meeting with klan units in that
area.
few of the Miss, klan units might stay with him. YOUNG had a
letter from TOMMY L. JONES from Miss. ,
who appeared to be an
organizer, possibly in the Natchez area, and this letter advised
YOUNG that JONES regreted the split that had developed in the
klan, that he felt he should go with DOUGLAS BYRD, and JONES
Cloverdale Klan.
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1/11/64. YOUNG stated that SANSING had told him that DOUGLAS
BYRD was not speaking for all the Miss, klan when he told ROYAL
YOUNG that Miss, klans did not want to stay with the original
KKK. YOUNG stated that SANSING had told him that the Miss,
klansmen did not want to follow the leadership of DOUGLAS BYRD
did not make it clear who ALVIN SANSING is and Just what his
the meeting that these men represented six different klan units
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in Miss. ,
and that they wanted to go forward with ROYAL YOUNG to
build the old Original Ku Klux Klan in Miss. The Miss, group
in the klan and it was pointed out to YOUNG that the trouble
had made statements that there were as high as 200 or 250 units
in La. and that each unit had about 100 men in each. From
Miss, had concluded that a great deal of money was going into
the klan and that this money was not being properly accounted
1500 men who were in the klan in La. and were paying dues. It
was stated that klan units were required to pay into the national
treasury of the klan, that is to ROYAL YOUNG, 5Q£ per month for
each of the klan members on the roll of the various klan units.
see that this 50£ per month was paid to the national treasury.
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There was a discussion at this meeting at Vidal ia,
action necessary to deal with BYRD. The following are the names
this meetings
of some of the Miss, klan leaders present at
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CASTON stated to YOUNG that he, GASTON, had talked with the Gov.
of Miss. ,
and that he would get a special permit frpm the Gov.
of Miss. ,
for the chief of the KB I and for YOUNG and that they
could use these permits to travel all over the State of Miss.
advised SA EARL COX that ROYAL YOUNG had revoked the commissions
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Morgantown Rd. ,
near Natchez, Miss. ,
across the road from
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ERNEST PARKER
DOUGLAS BYRD
JACK SEALE
BABY RAY PARKER
G. T. LAMBERT, 103 Rushing St. Morgantown Rd„ Natchez
GRADY LEVERTTE, 204 LaSalle St, Natchez, Miss, (city
policeman)
WILLIE STROUD, S. Pearl St. across from gun shop.
(city policeman), Natchez, Miss.
TOMMY L„ JONES, Cloverdale, Natchez Miss.
visiting Morgantown group,; believed to be a
member of Cloverdale klan)
W. W. "PEANUT" CARNELL, Mt. Carmel Subdivision,
Morgantown Rd Natchez, Miss.; (operates machine
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shop on Hwy. 61 N.
DAVID CARNElX, son of W. W. CARNELL; and is employed
in machine shop of Scarborough across Morgantown
Rd. from headquarters of KKK
ROBERT MURRAY, City fireman, 36 Ouachita St. Natchez
SIDNEY E. HANEY Morgantown Rd.
,
Nat chez, Miss, (head
of Citizens for Preservation of White Race)
of approximately 40 He stated he
group. He stated that there are definitely four groups that use
by other members there were 300 to 400 members in the Adams Co.
KKK.
the KKK:
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had worked swtmKSKX Friday,. Saturday and Sunday nights .at the Drive
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R e phone call from ASAC 2/2G/64. ASAC instructed that local authorities be advised that
a confidential source had informed the New gleans office that the "local Klavem" was
"going to do something about Charles Evers and were "a little slow about it".
The above information was given to Asst Chief of Police M.B. PIERCE on the same date.
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AT LAUREL, MISS:
On 2/19/64, J~
.shed an application
furnished appll for citizenship in the Invisible Empire
of this organization. He also furnished a copy of ’’Fifty Reasons
426- 9344 j^IxINTQlL G-r- COPT, INS, 608 E. l5st\ Street, 428-0508 and<^
HOAWRDS 0£FB f 61960 —
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all live i A Laurel.
He has also heard the name of JOHN LfeWI S . National Chairmsn of the
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Dear Mr t Kennedy,
You need to talk to me. and you can call me at Laurel, Missis-
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The best time would be about 9:00 A. M.
Central Standard time.
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I leaders in this county as well as the
know the names of the
leaders of other counties. say it is expensive to make these trips
As I
both from my business and personal. I know how this organ ization works,
and am gathering names, a few at a time, in more than one county. I also
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This is not my way of life but I want to help if I can, and you
can help me both protectively & moneytarily.
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AIHTEL AX EMAIL
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gbiiseal Division
FROM: SAC, HEW OKLEAHS <157~SSSW)
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WHITE KNIGHTS OF THE KU KI^UX KLAN OF MISSISSIPPI, RM
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THE STATEMENT THAT THE JACKSON GROUP WAS NOT DOING THEIR JOB
PULLED AWAY FROM THE LOUISIANA GROUP AND FORMED THEIR OWN
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