KKK Seen as Rising Power in Farm Bill Battle
AP report from Raleigh and Washington outlines Ku Klux Klan leaders declaring intent to become a powerful voting bloc by 1968 while facing a federal probe. The piece covers Klan strategies, public openings, and tensions with civil rights groups as Congress debates a broad farm measure and related labor issues.
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Rob Woon
Raleigh
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Robert Shelles
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Grand Dragon
Klan
KKK
Johnson
Orville L. Freeman
House
Declaration Of War Stimulated Klan Activity Across States
President Johnson’s war on the Ku Klux Klan appears to have spurred renewed Klan expansion and rallies. Imperial wizard Shelby with the United Klans of America reports growth, while federal probes and local condemnations mount. Clergy and church groups denounce Klan violence as the justice department seeks an injunction in Louisiana and Alabama investigates.
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Atlanta
United States
Ohio
Wisconsin
Shelton
North Carolina
South Lar
Florida
Atty
Rich
Alabama
National Council of Church
Johnson
Bob Scoggin
Spartanburg
Robert M. Shelton Jr
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Imperial Wizard
United Klans of America Inc
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Dunn
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina Council of Churches
Justice Department
Bogalusa
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