The Citizens Council had convinced people that the Klan wasnt necessary, that it was bad publicity, and that they could keep schools from being desegregated, they could keep lunch counters from being integrated. -John Dittmer, Historian 60 years ago, on July 11, 1954, the first Citizens Council meeting was held in Indianola, Mississippi. Watch the full Freedom Summer doc streaming free online: to.pbs.org/1oKMmwS
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:00:02 +0000
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