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The Ku Klux Klan KKK — Part 4
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o. Os May is, i983, Virgil Cerkern, DO
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white persons unknown te piacatedé cetut tt Cassisy
Park, a public reezeation arcs maantadse! ty the
City of Bogalusa, for the purpose of interfering
with the enjoynent of the park by Negroes aad white
CORE workers who were present at the park and using
the Snciiities for the first time on a non-segregated
basis, The group of white persons of which Virgii
Cockern was a member, entered the park and.
aispessed the Negro citizens vith clubs,
belts end other weapons,
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p On May 20, 1965, uembers of the delewiins klan, Kec-+
vin Teplor and other persons unkwown to the plaintiff again
gathered at Cascicy Park for the purpose of interfer~=
tage witt the use and enjoynenat cof the park facilities
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“ news photographer walked into the park and was assaulted,
beaten ty the group of whites, who confiscated his phato~
fraphic equipment.
q+ AS a result of the activities described in the
two preceding paragraphs, the city of Bogalusa closed
Cassidy Park.
ce On or about May 23, 1965, the defendants
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ichacd G. Krebs and Willic Blackwell took a can of
goline te the sréa ef the Ebenewes> Boptist Church,
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located in Begelusa, Louisiana, For the purpose of
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