jul 11, 1957 - White Citizens Council

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This was a supremacy group that was founded in the American South and had around 60,000 members throughout the United States. They were mainly against the idea of integration of schools, but also fought against the idea of voter registration and the integration of the public facilities in the US. They were associated with the KKK and used a number of intimidation tactics against civil rights activists and African Americans.

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