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Conservative Militancy Ties to Segregation Battles Across South
A wide range of militant right wing and Black Muslim groups shape the segregation era landscape. Birch Society and Citizens Councils push states rights against federal intervention while denouncing desegregation as a communist plot. In Georgia and Alabama, leaders like Lester Maddox and Elijah Muhammad mobilize supporters, with funds and varied tactics fueling a volatile political climate nationwide.
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Fed
Eral
Birch
Robert Welch
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Welch
Greenwood
Miss
Association of Citizens Councils
South
Federal Republic
Citizens Council
Birmingham
Ala
Freedom Riders
Russia
Joseph Fitzpatrick
S. J
Fordham University
Mississippi
Citizens Councils
State Sovereignty Commission
Jackson State Times
Joseph Patterson
Elmore County
Alabama
White Citizens Council
Alabama Association of Citizens Councils
Elmore
Alabama Citizens Councils
Inter-State Citizens Councils of America
Jackson
Alabama Knights of
U.S. Ku Klux Klan Inc
Robert M. Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Shelton
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Atlanta
GUTS
Elijah Poole
Poole
Fard Muhammad
Allah
Elijah Muhammad