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FBI rounds up Dixie Kluxers in fires and slaying
Federal agents arrested 14 men in Mississippi tied to burning attacks on a black family home and a church. NAACP leaders hailed the arrests while Mississippi officials pledged to pursue cases to final convictions. The plan targeted violations of civil rights laws and voting rights acts amid a broader federal inquiry.
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FBI
Charles Evers
NAACP
Mississippi
Evers
Jackson
Paul Johnson
Jis
Texas
Laurel
Masonite Corp
Dahmer
Forrest
Clifton E. Lowe
Houston
James F. Lyons
Melvin S. Martin
Federal Bureau of Investigatci
Masonite
Lion
Emanuel B. Moss
Deavours Nix
Bowers
Lau Jeim
Rel
Charles R. Noble
Sambo Amusement Co
Mobile
Ala
Ameti Lafurence Byrd
Lau
Billy Roy Pitts
Direl
Byrd’s
Laurel Distributing Co
Yeyclaps
William R. Smith
Hoover
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Forrest County
AP Wireahols