Quote by Charles Rangel
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppres

The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way. – Charles Rangel

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