The investigation into black businessman Frank Morris of Ferriday’s murder has now taken a turn in that they believe some witnesses may have been untruthful in an effort to cover-up information.
Stories
Wharlest Jackson Case
February 26, 2009
One of the largest United Klans of America (UKA) rallies ever, which even featured the Imperial Wizard Shelton, was held in Natchez at Liberty Park in October of 1965. There was said to be no other Klan rally in the 1960s this large.
The Silver Dollar Group
January 22, 2009
The sons of a high-ranking Silver Dollar Group Klansman, Earcel Boyd Sr., remember how their father and his friends would often experiment to try and perfect their homemade bombs. The Silver Dollar Group is thought to be responsible for the car bombing of two Natchez NAACP leaders.
The Silver Dollar Group
January 15, 2009
Joe "Joe-Ed" Edwards was an African-American employee at the Shamrock who disappeared mysteriously in 1964. One Klansman's son recalls the Klan unit called the Silver Dollar Group forming at the Shamrock and at one point, meeting Joe Edwards.
Frank Morris Case
January 08, 2009
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.
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 29, 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 04, 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 05, 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.