Lang, Eleanor B.

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The Jones County, Mississippi chapter of the Ku Klux Klan was an especially active and violent unit centered in Laurel, Mississippi, home of the Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers. During the 1960s this chapter was responsible for many atrocious acts committed against Civil Rights activists and African Americans.

From the description of The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County by Eleanor B. Lang, 1976. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 62157743

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