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U . oS APPENDIX ANTI-COMMUNIST CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (ACCA), ALSO KNOWN AS ORIGINAL KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN (OKKKK) In February, 1965, ACCA filed Articles of Incorpora- tion with the Secretary of State’ s Office in Baton Rouge, | Pf} an. , Louisiana. hic IP A hearing was held in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, during the week of September 11, 1965, wherein the ACCA and various individuals were held to answer a Justice Department petition seeking a temporary injunction against interference with the activities of civil rights workers in the Bogalusa, Louisiana, area. Charles H. Christmas of Amite, Louisiana, identified as the Grand Dragon of this organization, told the court that the Klan went out of existence four months previously and was succeeded by the ACCA. In reorganizing, ACCA retained as its officers the existing Klan officers, bylaws, and basic organiza- tion, according to Christmas. He further told the court that the ACCA membership was restricted to the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana. Every oath in the ACCA was the same as that of the Klan, and the meeting places were often the same. APPENDIX