dubbed “Big Frank DeLaw,” 18
early life, 15
federal trials and convictions, 193–94, 196, 209
hired as deputy, 18
hired as fireman and jailer, 15
hired as town policeman, 16
killing of John Henry Keary, 15–16
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207–8, 226, 230
suspect in Morris arson, 210, 217, 226–27, 230
torturing prisoners, 16–18, 145
DeLaughter, Lucius, 138
DeLaughter, Lula, 15, 91, 195
DeLeon Springs, Fla., 177
Denham Spring, La., 218
Diggs, Congressman Charles, 111
Dixie Lanes Bowling Alley, 58, 65, 209, 226, 231
Dixie Mafia, 161
Doar, John, 8, 66, 144, 193
Dobbins, Julia, 61, 206, 219
Doyle, Bob, 72–73, 80
Doyle, Tammy, 72
Drane, Haywood Benton, Sr., 46–47
Drane, Judsen Lee “Blackie,” 13, 30, 47, 58, 64, 149–51, 153, 157, 161–62, 168, 185, 187, 193, 195, 230, 235
Drane, Louisa, 46–47
Duncan, Antonne, 147
Duncan Park, 143
Dunn, Curtis, 41–42
East Louisiana State Hospital Alcoholic Treatment Center, 150
Eddiceton, Miss., 135, 137, 141, 227
Edwards, Charles Marcus, 41–47, 80, 136–37, 139–40, 200–201, 226, 236
Edwards, Joseph, 44, 58–65, 81, 86, 103, 107, 182, 191, 193, 199, 204, 206–9, 215, 217, 219, 226, 228–29, 232–33
Edwards, Julia. See Dobbins, Julia
Emfinger, Ed, 138–40
Emfinger, J. C., 137, 139–40
Emfinger, Lanette, 137
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007, 197, 216
Emory University, 202
Eola Hotel, 82, 129, 135, 164
Eva, La., 27
Evers, Charles, 105, 110–11, 113–14, 179, 181
Evers, Medgar, 23, 105
Fairclough, Adam, 57
Fairfax, Alfred, 86–87
Falkenheiner, W. C., 158
Faubus, Gov. Orval, 14
Fayette, Miss., 131–33, 215
Fayette Ice House, 131, 133
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), xvii, 12–13, 16–18, 29–31, 35, 38, 44–46, 55–58, 64–67, 75–76, 79, 82–83, 87, 89–93, 95, 101, 103, 107, 109, 111–13, 131–35, 137, 139–44, 149, 151–54, 157–58, 160, 162, 166, 168, 170, 172, 177, 181–94, 196, 198–200, 202, 206, 210, 212, 219–20, 227–29, 231, 236
cold case initiative, xviii, xix, 4, 198–99, 214–16
field office in Jackson, Miss., 2, 58, 76, 180, 248n13
field office in New Orleans, La., 93, 159, 161, 163, 197
Fenwick, Miss., 132
Ferrell, Sheriff Billy, 31, 39, 79, 168–69
Ferriday, La., xvii, xix, 1, 3–5, 7–8, 11, 13–15, 29–30, 42, 44, 58–59, 61, 64–65, 72, 82–84, 87–91, 96–97, 107–9, 143–48, 150–52, 159–60, 163–64, 184–85, 192, 197–97, 200, 207–8, 212, 214, 217, 226
fire station, 14–15
jail, 15, 17–18, 149, 182
police department, 14, 93–94, 108–9, 143–45, 149
Ferriday-Clayton Klan unit, 29, 150–52
Ferriday Elementary School, 20
Ferriday Freedom Movement (FFM), 145, 148, 198
Ferriday High School, xvii, 13, 148–49
Ferriday Rotary Club, 143
Ferriday-Vidalia Highway, 30, 58, 60, 68, 91, 93, 103, 147, 151, 163, 204, 207–8, 226
Finley, Ernest, 107
Fitzgerald, Paige, 198–99
Fleming, John, 202
Fondren, Durrell, 165
Foner, Eric, 85
Ford, Congressman Gerald, 114
Forman, Dist. Atty. Lennox, 46, 136, 172, 187, 192
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 20
Foster, Paul, 129
Fountain Lounge, 167
Fowler, James Bonard, 202
Frank, Leo, Jr., 21
Franklin, La., 104
Franklin Advocate, 44
Franklin County, Miss., 7, 40–41, 44–45, 76, 80, 102, 135–36, 139–42, 170, 183, 201, 206, 219, 227, 231–33
Franklin Parish, La., 187
Frasier, Bill, 211, 213–14, 216
Freedom Summer, 29, 55–56, 81, 105
Freeman, Reef, 187
Fuller, Claude, 39, 47, 70, 168–72, 173, 228, 231, 232
Fuller, Ed, 47–48, 64, 70, 73, 79–80, 149–51, 153, 161–62, 166–68, 172, 193
Fuller, Robert, 22
G&J Lounge, 167
Gardner, Ted, 159–60, 162
Garner, Mildred DeLaughter, 68, 93–94
Gayer, Rev. John, 6, 90, 95
Gayoso, Manuel, 101
Gibson, Wana, 158
Gilbert, Ernest, 22, 24, 28, 32–33, 43–46, 48
Glover, Maggie, 102
Glover, Polly Burts Watts, 102
Glover, Raleigh Jackson “Red,” 28–31, 60–61, 63–64, 107, 108–9, 113, 142, 149, 153, 168, 173, 182, 185, 192, 194, 216, 225, 228, 232–34, 236
early life, 101–2
in military, 102
plot to kill Metcalfe, 103–6, 109
suspect in Metcalfe bombing, 112–13, 182, 232
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207, 226, 232
suspect in Jackson bombing, 186–91, 217, 232
Glover, Warren, 102
Goldwater, Sen. Barry, 80–81
Good Housekeeping, 73
Goode, Odis Lavell, 112
Goodman, Andrew, 44, 58, 193
Goss, James, 61–64, 230
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207, 226
Goss, Kay, 207
Graves, Benjamin, 183–84, 187
Graves, Max, 139–40
Great Depression, 101
Great Flood of 1927, 1
Green, Doll, 137
Green, George, 77–78
Greenburg, Ben, 203
Greenburg, Paul, 203
Griffin, John Howard, 83–84
Griffing, Johnny “Snoot,” 93
Griffith, D. W., 21
Gunter, George, 32
Halcomb, Roy, 88, 95–96, 157–58
Hamilton, Jack, 204–5
Hammond Daily Star, 218
Haney, Will, 3
Haney’s Big House, 3
Hanna, Sam, 150, 157
Hanna, Sam, Jr., 214
Hanna family, xix
Hanna-Capdepon, Lesley, xvii
Harp, William Howell, Jr. (“Junior”), 16–17, 94–96, 146–47
run-in with Morris, 226, 230
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207–8, 226, 230
Harper, Julius, 48
Harris, Curtis, 16–17
Harrison, Sen. William, 90
Harrisonburg, La., 29, 106, 108, 187–88, 236
Hart, Luther, 188
Hart, Thomas, 146
Head, Kenneth Norman, 63–64, 107–8, 153, 185–86, 189, 232, 234
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207, 226
Helm, Jack, 164
Henderson, Wilber Lee, 16
Henry, John, 188
Herbers, John, 82–83, 87–88, 198
Hercules Company, 188
Hester, Elden, 183, 186–87, 191, 232, 233
Hester, Rosie, 11
Hewig, Rosie, 89
Hewitt, Curt, 160–62, 194
Hodges, Bill, 137
Hodges, Earl, 135–42, 170, 183, 217, 219, 227–28, 231, 236
Hodges, Keith, 141
Hodges, Luther, 141
Hodges, Neva, 135
Hodges, Zeb, 135, 137–39
Hoffman, Nicholas von, 71, 74
Holland, Donald, 186
Holloway, Woodrow, 108
Holy Family Catholic Church, 78
Homochitto National Forest, 33, 41, 170, 225
Homochitto River, 105, 137
Hoover, J
. Edgar, 12, 56–58, 65–66, 151–52, 180, 186–87, 191, 196
Hopewell Baptist Church, 113
Hornblower, Sam, 214
Horseshoe Lake, 63
Horton, Thomas “Buck,” 63–64, 107, 153, 234
suspect in Edwards’s disappearance, 207, 226, 233
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 72, 130, 135, 139, 166
Houston, Sam, 102
Howard University, 199
Hunter, Archive, 144
Hutton, Sheriff Wayne, 42, 138–39
Ingram, Jim, 185
International Paper Company, 13, 34–36, 39, 70, 132, 152, 166, 169, 170–71, 182, 225, 235–36
Itta Bena, Miss., 132
Izzard, Ralph, 205
Jackson, Exerlena, 105, 114, 178–81, 219
Jackson, James Howard, 169, 173
Jackson, Jimmie Lee, 202
Jackson, La., 150
Jackson, Miss., 32, 46, 58, 65, 67, 76, 78, 83, 96, 110, 112, 141, 159, 165, 197, 201
Jackson, Nellie, 60
Jackson, Shelby, 23
Jackson, Wharlest, 105, 114, 177–82, 184–91, 193, 198–99, 216–17, 219, 228, 232–34, 236
Jackson, Wharlest, Jr., 219
Jackson, Willie, 34–35, 37
Jake’s Place, 107
James, Richard, 30–31
James, Willie R., 90
Jefferson, Pres. Thomas, 47
Jefferson College, 46–47, 66, 179
Jefferson County, Miss., 8, 131, 192
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 131
Jefferson Davis Hospital, 47, 59, 107, 111
Jena 6, 198
Jerusalem Baptist Church, 63
Jet magazine, 112, 114, 172, 180
Jeter, Bud, 48
Johns Manville Company, 13, 19
Johnson, Charles, 15–16
Johnson, Forrest A., 72
Johnson, Gov. Paul, 35, 79, 112, 132, 181
Johnson, Paula, 197–99, 216
Johnson, Pres. Lyndon, 55, 73, 80, 105, 177, 193
Jones, James Lloyd, 169–72, 228, 231
Jones, Sen. Bill, 79
Jones, Sheriff Danny, 24
Jones, Tommie Lee, 28, 39, 108–9, 184, 186, 192–93, 225, 233
suspect in Morris arson, 227, 233
Jonesboro, La., 112
Keary, John Henry, 15
Keathley, Raymond, 64, 194
Kelly, Junious “Tee-Wee,” 92
Kennedy, Atty. Gen. Robert, 55
Kennedy, Pres. John F., 23, 32, 77, 84
Kennon, Gov. Robert, 13
Kentwood, La., 192
KFNV Radio, 5, 89
King, B. B., 3
King, Jake, 61
King, Mary, 61
King, Marion, 136
King, Rev. Martin Luther, 7, 23, 78, 113, 169, 177, 203, 231
King Hotel, 1–2, 14, 149–51, 153, 160, 163
Kingston, Miss., 33, 63, 70, 168–69, 171
Kingston Road, 171
Klan. See Klansmen; Ku Klux Klan; United Klans of America
Klansmen, xvii, xix, 1, 2, 4–5, 9, 18–20, 29–30, 32–35, 37, 40–43, 46–48, 56–57, 59–61, 63, 65, 68–69, 73, 75–78, 81, 86–87, 92, 105, 107–9, 111–13, 129–30, 132, 140, 142–43, 147–48, 150–51, 153, 159, 166, 168, 172, 181–82, 189, 201–2. See also Ku Klux Klan; United Klans of America
Klibanoff, Hank, 202, 214
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, 21
Knights of the White Camellia, 85
KNOE-TV, 215
Koch, Heather, 200
Korean War, 132, 134, 162, 177, 232
Ku Klux Klan, xvii, xix, 7, 18–19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 85, 86, 151
“Bulldozers,” 85
periods of strength, 20–21. See also United Klans of America
Lafayette, La., 198
Lake Concordia, 11, 208–9
Lake Lafourche, 152
Lake St. John, 18
Lancaster, Paul, 4, 7, 91
Larson, Robert Harry, 32
LaSalle Parish, La., 198
Latiolais, June, 210
Laurel, Miss., 32
Laurel Hill, La., 39
Lee, James “Red,” 39, 106–8, 149, 218, 233–34
suspect in Metcalfe bombing, 112–13, 183, 193, 225, 228, 234
Lee, Lavinia, 5, 204
Lee, Rev. Robert, Jr., 5–6, 64, 204–5
Lee, Robert, III, 204
Lennon, John, 130
Lewis, Jerry Lee, xvii, 3, 14, 239n11
Lewis, Robert “Buck,” 145–47
Lewis, Tiny, 35, 171
Liberty, Miss., 24, 70, 214
Liberty Park, 68, 71, 130, 164
Liberty Road, 171
Life magazine, 12, 197
Lincoln County, Miss., 29, 135
Lismore, La., 27, 106–7, 113, 142, 189–90
Litchfield, Elmer B., 112
Loftin, Timothy, 1–3, 91, 93–95
Long, Gov. Earl, 12–13
Long, Gov. Huey, 11–12
Long, Sen. Russell, 57
Los Angeles Times, 215
Love, James Hartwell, Jr., 31
Love, Sheriff James Hartwell, 10–13, 31
Louisiana, state of, 11, 23, 29, 34, 42, 61–62, 67, 72, 80, 82, 87, 96, 102, 129–30, 147, 151–52, 159, 169, 192, 198, 200
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, 151, 185
Louisiana House of Representatives, 23
Louisiana State Police, 12–13, 157, 163
Louisiana State University, 204
Manship School of Mass Communication, 204
Louisiana Superdome, 159
Louisiana Tech University, 218
Lynch, John Roy, 85
Madison Parish, La., 43
Marcello, Carlos, 12, 159
Marcello mob, 13, 159–61, 205, 227
Mars, Florence, 57
Marshall, Charles, 136
Marshall, Rax, 136
Martin, Murray, 29
Massey, Rev. Julian, 64–65
Matthews, Delbert, 68
McComb, Miss., 8, 67–68, 76
McCraney, Lucky, 146
McDaniel, E. L. “Eddie,” 18, 22, 24, 28, 35, 67–68, 70, 73–74, 80, 82–83, 107, 112–13, 129–30, 164–67, 172, 190, 215, 233, 236
bankruptcy, 19
early life, 19
as informant, 183–84, 210, 227
joins Klan, 20
McDonald, Janis, 197–200, 216
McGorty, Don, 92, 143, 159
McKeithen, Gov. John J., 24, 77, 87, 147, 157–58
McKinney, Dan, 211–12, 215
McKinney, J. L. “Big Mac,” 47
McKinney, Marvin, 47–48
McKoin, B. M., 152
Meadville, Miss., 40–41, 44, 105, 135–37, 139–40, 186–87, 201, 206, 225
Means, Rev. Jerry, 142, 161
Mer Rouge, La., 151–52
Mercy Seat Baptist Church, 89
Meredith, James, 19, 169
Meridian Star, 57
Metcalfe, Adell, 104
Metcalfe, George, 78, 101, 103–6, 108–9, 112, 114, 130, 149, 178–80, 183, 186, 189, 218–19, 228, 232, 234, 235–36
bombing investigation, 110–11, 113, 142, 184, 185
Metcalfe, Orrick, 71, 73
Middle Fork Creek, 137
Minden, La., 211
Minorca Fishing Community, 19
Mississippi, state of, xix, 8, 22, 34, 36–37, 40, 42, 46, 55–60, 65–68, 71, 76, 80–84, 88, 107–8, 110, 112, 114, 129–32, 142, 144, 159–60, 162, 166, 169, 172, 181–83, 185, 188
Mississippi Burning (MIBURN), 185
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol (MHSP), 34–35, 37–39, 45–47, 67, 70, 75–76, 79–80, 82, 134, 136, 139, 167, 225, 227
Mississippi National Guard, 79
Mississippi River, 2, 8, 11, 19, 29–31, 34, 36, 43, 45, 58, 64, 73, 160–61, 198, 206, 219, 225
Mississippi River Bridge (Natchez-Vidalia), 13, 42, 59, 73, 147, 162
M
ississippi Sovereignty Commission, 35
Mississippi State Hospital, 140
Mississippi State Penitentiary, 114
Mississippi Summer Project, 71
Miss-Lou Observer, 72
Mitchell, Jerry, 201–2
Mitchell, Pete, 104
Money, Miss., 197
Monroe, La., 92, 148, 150, 187, 193
Monterey, La., 9, 27, 63, 142, 160
Moore, Charles Eddie, 7, 41–46, 48, 55–56, 64, 77, 80–81, 107, 129, 136, 138–40, 190, 196, 201, 217, 219, 225, 226–27, 234–36
Moore, Oneal, 159
Moore, Ronnie, 145
Moore, Roy K., 65–67, 76, 111–13, 180, 186
Moore, Thomas, 200–201, 219
Morace, E. D., 63, 108–9, 151, 153–54, 184, 192, 234
as informant, 112–13, 183–86, 207, 210, 216, 225–26
suspect in Morris arson, 227
Morehouse Parish, La., 151–52
Morris, Clementine, 89–90
Morris, Ethel Bacon, 88, 96
Morris, Frank, xvii, xviii, xix, 2–3, 5, 6, 27, 88, 92–94, 142, 191–93, 197, 200, 202, 204, 210–11, 215–16, 219, 226, 228–29, 234
and arson of shoe shop, xvii, 4, 28, 90, 94, 96, 97, 154, 182, 184–85, 198–99, 203, 205, 217, 227, 235–36
bootlegging allegations against, 94
confrontations with Harp, 94–95
shoe shop, 84, 87–89, 91, 107
Morris, Nathaniel “Poncho,” 89–90, 93
Morris, Sullivan, 6, 88, 96
Morrison, Mayor deLessups Story “Chep,” 77
Morrissey, Fr. William, 78
Morville Lounge, 157–63, 182, 186, 193–96, 205, 219, 229–30
Morville Plantation, 161
Moses, Robert, 71
Mouelle, Fire Chief Nolan, 4, 94–95
Mueller, Robert, xviii, 199
Mulligan, Margaret Johnson, 195
Murray, L. C., 107, 165–67
as informant, 190
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), xviii, 6, 27, 29, 33–35, 71, 77, 109, 168, 177, 198
in Burlington County, N.J., 90
in Concordia, 90
in Mississippi, 23, 78, 105, 160, 179
in Natchez, 78, 101, 105, 110–11, 113–14, 130, 178, 228;
Nash, Diane, 198
Natchez, Miss., xix, 1–2, 11, 13, 19, 24, 28–29, 32, 34–39, 42–44, 46, 48, 59, 61, 63, 65–72, 76–85, 92, 101, 105–8, 112–14, 129–32, 135, 143, 147, 152, 160–62, 164–65, 167, 169, 171, 177–83, 186, 188–90, 192–94, 206, 209, 216, 218–20, 228, 231, 236
Natchez Democrat, 32, 72, 79–80, 86, 111, 166
Natchez Police Department, 62, 67, 78, 166, 180
National Public Radio (NPR), 132, 134, 215
Nelson, Jack, 140
Neshoba County, Miss., 44, 55–58, 83, 185, 202, 209
Neshoba Democrat, 57, 74
Netterville, Sheriff Charles T., 37–38, 40, 42
Nettles Truck Stop, 37, 39
New Deal, 102
New Orleans, La., 4–5, 12, 32, 66, 77, 86, 147, 157, 159, 164, 199
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