The arson that killed black shoe shop owner Frank Morris came at a surprisingly tense time in Ferriday, where it was not uncommon for Klansmen and police officers to blame civil rights workers for crimes against blacks. Beyond the violence, many were ostracized via leaflets accusing them of interracial sexual liaisons.
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Frank Morris Case
December 10, 2008
In 2006, the FBI launched a Cold Case initiative to investigate civil rights cases that are still unsolved. They announced a $10,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the death of shoe shop owner Frank Morris.
Frank Morris Case
November 26, 2008
Three men who all worked for the International Paper Company and were all members of the Klu Klux Klan, are «persons of interest» in the arson case of Frank Morris, according to FBI records.
Frank Morris Case
August 28, 2008
Transcripts from two interviews of shoe shop owner Frank Morris while he was in the hospital during his last days provide insight into who may have set his shop on fire.
Wharlest Jackson Case
July 03, 2008
George Metcalfe and Wharlest Jackson survived 1964, one of the bloodiest and most violent years for the Klu Klux Klan. Many people were murdered, beaten and flogged. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate was bombed and set on fire.
Wharlest Jackson Case
June 04, 2008
The night Wharlest Jackson was murdered will remain in his wife’s memory forever. Those who committed the murder have yet to be found, but are believe to be members of the Silver Dollar Group, a violent cell of the Klu Klux Klan.
Clifton Walker Case
March 01, 2008
Racial killings from the civil rights era still haunt families and the country.
Henry Dee and Charles Moore Case
August 24, 2007
James Ford Seale is convicted on federal charges of kidnapping and conspiracy for the 1964 slayings of two African-American teenagers. A CBC filmmaker helped to bring about the conviction.
Henry Dee and Charles Moore Case
June 04, 2007
James Ford Seale faces a Yale-educated black judge 43 years after he is alleged to have tortured and drowned two black teenagers. The crime was given to local authorities and never further investigated, until now.
Henry Dee and Charles Moore Case
May 28, 2007
James Ford Seale was thought to be dead when the trial over his murder of two African-American teenagers in 1964 came back up. Now, Thomas Moore, the brother of one of the victims, finally gets a chance to confront ex-Klansmen, James Ford Seale.