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was established, ostensibly to encourage investment in the state and promote its public image. Although funded by taxes paid by all state residents, it made grants to the segregationist
Citizens' Councils, in some years providing as much as $ 50,000. This state agency also shared information with the
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since the late 19th century) and integration of public facilities in general during the 1950s and 1960s. Members employed tactics such as economic boycotts, unjustified termination of employment, propaganda, and outright violence. By the 1970s the influence of the
Councils had waned considerably due
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in 1955, the
Citizens' Council published in the local paper the names of 53 signers of a petition for school integration. Soon afterward, the petitioners lost their jobs and had their credit cut off. As Charles Payne puts it, the Councils operated by "unleashing a wave of economic reprisals against
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views were similar to the views of its leaders; new chapters developed beyond
Mississippi in the rest of the Deep South. The Council often had the support of the leading white citizens of many communities, including business, law enforcement, civic and sometimes religious leaders, many of whom were
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increased in some parts of the South, in some communities the White
Citizens' Council sponsored "council schools," private institutions set up for white children. Such private schools, also called segregation academies, were beyond the reach of the ruling on public schools. Many of these private
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of black citizens, denying loans and business credit, pressing employers to fire certain people, and boycotting black-owned businesses. In some cities, the
Councils published lists of names of NAACP supporters and signers of anti-segregation petitions in local newspapers in order to encourage
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By the 1970s, as white
Southerners' attitudes towards desegregation began to change following the passage of federal civil rights legislation and the enforcement of integration and voting rights in the 1960s, the activities of the White Citizens' Councils began to wane. The
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Before the practice was found illegal in a federal court case of 1963, the
Council pushed a public challenge law allowing two voters to challenge another voter to see if he was lawfully registered, a provision they used to purge the rolls of Black voters. In one parish,
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members. Member businesses, such as newspaper publishing, legal representation, medical service, were known for collectively acting against registered voters whose names were first published in local papers before additional retaliatory actions were taken against them.
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As a result, interest for the
Councils in the Pacific Northwest and Missouri emerged. Likewise, the 1964 George Wallace campaign created interest in Indiana and Wisconsin. Two full-time organizers were named to create councils outside the Deep South: former
665:. The Citizens' Council paid Beckwith's legal expenses in his two trials in 1964, which both resulted in hung juries. In 1994, Beckwith was tried by the state of Mississippi based on new evidence, in part revealed by a lengthy investigation by the
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Councils that it had collected through its secret police-type investigations and surveillance of integration activists. For example, Dr. M. Ney
Williams was both a director of the Citizens' Council and an adviser to governor
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the Citizens' Council organization began as (and to a large extent remained) a projection of the Joint Legislative Committee to Maintain Segregation." In Louisiana, leaders of the original Citizens' Council included
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anyone, Black or white, seen as a threat to the status quo". Their targets included black professionals such as teachers, as well as farmers, high school and college students, shop owners, and housewives.
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that the segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. At the time, schools and other public facilities were segregated by state laws in Southern states. The Citizens' Councils were founded in
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newspaper, 1955–1961. Originally a publication of the Mississippi Citizens' Council, the monthly publication became the official paper of the Citizens' Councils of America in October 1956.
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Patterson and his followers formed the White Citizens Council in response to increased civil rights activism, activism which it responded to with economic retaliation and violence. The
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Many leading state and local politicians were members of the Councils; in some states, this gave the organization immense influence over state legislatures. In Mississippi, the
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notes, "Despite the official disclaimers, violence often followed in the wake of Council intimidation campaigns." Occasionally some Councils directly incited violence, such as
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must remain separate. "If in one mighty voice we do not protest this travesty on justice, we might as well surrender," one of the authors, Mississippi Circuit Court Judge
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was a segregationist and the second citing Thomas Jefferson's quotes claiming that "nature, habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines of distinction between" both races.
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In August 1956, their official newspaper reported councils in "at least 30 states" in places such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Newark.
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Among its other activities, throughout the last half of the 1950s, the White Citizens' Councils produced racist children's books, for instance, teaching that
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by imposing barriers to voter registration and voting. Despite the fact that civil rights organizations won some legal challenges, such as the prohibition on
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as a television program, it switched to a radio format and was broadcast from Washington, DC, using congressional studios with the help of people like
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We hold these truths to be self-evident that all whites are created equal with certain rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of dead
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but working in unison, the White Citizens Council met openly. It was seen superficially as "pursuing the agenda of the Klan with the demeanor of the
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Dr. John Dittmer, "'Barbour is an Unreconstructed Southerner': Prof. John Dittmer on Mississippi Governor's Praise of White Citizens' Councils"
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Dr. John Dittmer, "'Barbour is an Unreconstructed Southerner': Prof. John Dittmer on Mississippi Governor's Praise of White Citizens' Councils"
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received from groups such as White Citizens' Councils. It has been noted that members of such groups had permeated the
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staff member Kent H. Steffgen was named for California, where the recent riots created interest for the Councils, and
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1963:; Harris, T. George; Wren, Christopher S. (December 31, 1962). "How a Secret Deal Prevented a Massacre at Ole Miss".
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Luders, Joseph (January 2006). "The Economics of Movement Success: Business Responses to Civil Rights Mobilization".
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The Councils also worked to oppose voter registration efforts in the South (where most African Americans had been
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In 1964, the Councils published two advertisements in the newspapers of several cities, the first claiming that
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harassment enforced it. From 1890 to 1908, most Southern states passed new constitutions or laws which
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Burford, Sarah (November 19, 2011). "Newest Navy Vessel Named for Civil Rights Martyr Medgar Evers".
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football team. Additional chapters were established in many other southern towns in following years.
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Rolph, Stephanie R. "The Citizens' Council and Africa: White Supremacy in Global Perspective,"
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Ownby, Ted; Wilson, Charles Reagan; Abadie, Ann J.; Lindsey, Odie; Jr, James G. Thomas (2017).
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city commission in Alabama announced on television that they had joined the Citizens' Council.
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1553:"United States v. Association of Citizens Councils of La., 196 F. Supp. 908 (W.D. La. 1961)"
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for use as evidence against the Councils if necessary. Evers was assassinated in 1963 by
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The White Citizens' Council in Mississippi prevented school integration until 1964. As
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Citizens' Councils conducted voter purges to remove Black voters from election rolls.
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were interviewed there. From 1966, they did emissions from African countries such as
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1304:"CITIZENS COUNCILS SPREAD TO NORTH; Segregationist Groups Also Seek Members in West"
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On July 16, 1956, "under pressure from the White Citizens Councils," the
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he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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2355:(1961-1973) is available at the University of North Carolina Libraries.
2010:(June 13, 1963). "N.A.A.C.P. Leader Slain in Jackson; Protests Mount".
1578:"United States v. State of Louisiana, 225 F. Supp. 353 (E.D. La. 1963)"
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In 1964, the Councils' membership was said to be nearly all supporting
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1229:"The White Citizens Councils:Respectable Means for Unrespectable Ends"
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McMillen, Neil R. (1971). "Chapter IV Louisiana: And Catholics Too".
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Although the White Citizens Councils publicly eschewed the use of
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2165:(October 20–22, 1957). "You Can't Legislate Human Relations".
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Reddick, L.D. (Winter 1956). "The Bus Boycott in Montgomery".
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on July 16, 1956, and went into effect on October 15, 1956.
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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to
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Carson, Clayborne; Garrow, David J.; Kovach, Bill (2003).
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Carson, Clayborne; Garrow, David J.; Kovach, Bill (2003).
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Carson, Clayborne; Garrow, David J.; Kovach, Bill (2003).
1896:"Byron De La Beckwith Dies; Killer of Medgar Evers Was 80"
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Barnett was a member of the council, as was Jackson mayor
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views was distributed. Its rhetoric was a parody of the
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Maintaining segregation and white supremacy in the South.
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organizations in the United States, concentrated in the
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Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties
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who they believed were supportive of desegregation and
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The Citizens' Councils used economic tactics against
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which served as the basis for their belief that the
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313:Council members published a book which was titled
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595:, proper methods should be used. Among these are
176:of public schools: the logical conclusion of the
2424:"William Kauffman Scarborough Papers, 1951-2015"
1194:. University of Illinois Press. pp. 95–97.
1148:"The Real Story of the White Citizens' Council"
1518:Race and the Origins of American Neoliberalism
172:, the groups were founded primarily to oppose
168:in 1956. With about 60,000 members across the
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436:(in the Christian conception) is segregated.
269:civil rights organization founded in 1951 by
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1746:(October 22, 1955). "Respectable Racism".
1171:"This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed."
1035:"Rep. Barr Rejects Segregation Supporters"
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1682:. University of Illinois Press. pp.
1647:"Historical Thinking Matters: Rosa Parks"
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2068:. Library of America. pp. 252–265.
2024:. Library of America. pp. 831–835.
1979:. Library of America. pp. 671–701.
1773:. Library of America. pp. 222–227.
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27:American segregationist organizations
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2475:Education segregation in Mississippi
2388:, December 22, 2010 video report by
2382:, University of Southern Mississippi
2380:"Civil Rights Documentation Project"
1470:, December 22, 2010 video report by
1146:Cobb, James C. (December 23, 2010).
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263:Regional Council of Negro Leadership
235:manager and a former captain of the
2259:University of Kentucky Press, 2013.
1121:. University Press of Mississippi.
784:An Act to prohibit all interracial
482:system of twelve segregated schools
2470:1954 establishments in Mississippi
984:"Council of Conservative Citizens"
953:"Council of Conservative Citizens"
922:University of Southern Mississippi
227:ruling. The recognized leader was
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2455:Organizations established in 1954
1894:Stout, David (January 23, 2001).
1861:The American Journal of Sociology
1605:. The Jackson Sun. Archived from
1378:Onion, Rebecca (April 23, 2019).
2480:History of racism in Mississippi
2465:Council of Conservative Citizens
2272:. University of Illinois Press.
1920:Vollers, Maryanne (April 1995).
504:Violence and economic harassment
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371:Council of Conservative Citizens
194:Council of Conservative Citizens
135:) were an associated network of
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1848:. Washington, D.C. p. A.1.
1041:. December 12, 1998. p. A4
463:schools operated by the Council
842:Racism against Black Americans
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2460:Neo-Confederate organizations
2364:The University of Mississippi
2303:(2018), focus on Mississippi.
2289:Arkansas Historical Quarterly
1651:historicalthinkingmatters.org
1447:. Random House. p. 182.
477:" continue to operate today.
166:Citizens' Councils of America
131:(commonly referred to as the
2136:University of Illinois Press
1720:University of Illinois Press
1492:University of Illinois Press
1476:, accessed November 21, 2011
1119:The Mississippi Encyclopedia
687:State Sovereignty Commission
237:Mississippi State University
18:White Citizens' Council
2312:, 82#3 (Aug. 2016), 617–50.
2309:Journal of Southern History
2102:. LSU Press. p. 86ff.
992:Southern Poverty Law Center
837:Racism in the United States
767:Louisiana State Legislature
585:Declaration of Independence
382:Publishing and broadcasting
337:Extension outside the South
216:Brown v. Board of Education
178:Brown v. Board of Education
161:Brown v. Board of Education
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2406:, American Bar Association
2257:The U.S. South and Europe,
2096:Bartley, Numan V. (1999).
1812:. Little, Brown. pp.
1714:McMillen, Neil R. (1971).
1521:. Routledge. p. 182.
1486:McMillen, Neil R. (1971).
1271:McMillen, Neil R. (1994).
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1928:. Little, Brown. p.
1015:. Encyclopedia of Alabama
708:Numan Bartley wrote, "In
484:in Jackson, Mississippi.
459:A 1968 advertisement for
364:Demise and reconstitution
256:Voting Rights Act of 1965
248:disfranchised most blacks
147:and created as part of a
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2402:August 19, 2009, at the
1846:Afro - American Red Star
1515:Hohle, Randolph (2015).
1418:www.jacksonfreepress.com
825:Wallace campaign by 1968
480:The Council sponsored a
358:Joseph McDowell Mitchell
275:Mound Bayou, Mississippi
133:White Citizens' Councils
780:The act read, in part:
667:Jackson Clarion Ledger;
644:Yazoo City, Mississippi
205:Founding and activities
44:Citizens' Councils logo
2344:Available in PDF from
2218:Diamond, Sara (1995).
1150:. History News Network
960:Anti-Defamation League
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593:abolish the Negro race
569:Montgomery bus boycott
548:while he was on tour.
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273:of the all-black town
221:Indianola, Mississippi
170:Southern United States
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2353:The Citizens' Council
2334:The Citizens' Council
2321:35.1 (2009): 23–33. [
2292:30.2 (1971): 95-122
1633:Let the Trumpet Sound
928:on September 11, 2011
849:Civil Rights Movement
819:observed the support
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475:segregation academies
444:Further information:
396:The Citizens' Council
386:Unlike the secretive
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223:two months after the
2339:The Citizens Council
2299:Rolph, Stephanie R.
1186:Beito, Linda Royster
1013:"Massive Resistance"
788:, social functions,
730:Joe D. Waggonner Jr.
681:Joe D. Waggonner Jr.
659:Byron De La Beckwith
550:Byron De La Beckwith
470:school desegregation
296:newspaper, June 1961
1609:on October 13, 2017
1233:Commentary Magazine
1169:Charles E. Cobb Jr.
727:U.S. Representative
673:Political influence
571:, at which Senator
565:Montgomery, Alabama
546:Birmingham, Alabama
446:Segregation academy
229:Robert B. Patterson
196:, founded in 1985.
120:Robert B. Patterson
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2450:Citizens' Councils
2351:A complete set of
2318:Journalism History
2138:. pp. 59–72.
1961:Leonard, George B.
1900:The New York Times
1344:(March 16, 2007).
1310:. August 5, 1964.
1308:The New York Times
723:William M. Rainach
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556:, the head of the
419:John Bell Williams
407:The Citizens Forum
354:John Birch Society
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174:racial integration
129:Citizens' Councils
71:July 11, 1954
33:Citizens' Councils
2279:978-0-252-06441-8
2264:McMillen, Neil R.
2237:978-0-89862-864-7
2174:Carson, Clayborne
2109:978-0-8071-2419-2
1939:978-0-316-91485-7
1823:978-0-316-91485-7
1802:Vollers, Maryanne
1757:Carson, Clayborne
1693:978-0-252-06507-1
1635:. pp. 91–92.
1528:978-1-138-83255-8
1454:978-1-4000-8311-4
1439:Tyson, Timothy B.
1412:Pittman, Ashton.
1380:"Hate in the Air"
1357:978-0-520-25176-2
1342:Payne, Charles M.
1284:978-0-252-06441-8
1201:978-0-252-03420-6
1188:(April 8, 2009).
1132:978-1-4968-1159-2
794:athletic training
746:, considered the
699:Allen C. Thompson
627:African Americans
563:For instance, in
544:was assaulted in
488:Voter suppression
321:were inferior to
319:African Americans
294:Citizens' Council
209:In May 1954, the
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