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“and (3) public officials, police officers, and other persons seeking th: WHITE people turned their »ack on us’ in our time of ne2d? "Is Communism 50 close? Wins bought them? Who bought their HONOR and FOR HGiv .UCH?" ” (c)} “The Ku Klux Klan is stroncly organized in Bogalusa and throughout Washington aac 3:. Tammany Parishes. - Being a secret organization, we nave KLAN members in every conceivable business in this area. We will know the names of all who are invites to the Brooks Hayes mesting and we will know wrc cic and did not attend this meating. Accordingly, we <eke <=nis means to urge all of you to refrain from attending tris meeting. Those who do attend this meeting will be cagged as intergrationists and will be dealt with accoréingly by the Knights of the KU KLUX KLAN." E. Summary of the Facts. We find that the defendants have _ admitted and the proof has shown tha= they intimidated, harassed, anc otherwise interfered with (1) Negroes exercising their civil _ rights, (2) persons encouraging Negroes to assert their rights, te eccord Negroes their rights. These acts are part of a pattern and practice of the defendants to maintain total segregation of the wiccos in Wasrington Parish. The pattern creates an effect extending beyond the effect of any particular ac: or practice. A Negro who is clubbed in a public park may fear to order coffee in 4 segregated sandwich shop or he may decide that it is the better part of valor not to exercise voting rights. The ow..er of the sandwich shop who receives threatening calls for having served Negro patrons may conclude that taking care of his family comes ahead of hising Negro employees. The intimidation or violence may be effec- we , f tive not only as to the particular individual agaifist-whom_it is are —. _dizected but also as to others who may be less courageous than the Nizvzoes trave enough to parade in Bcqaiusa or register to vote in franklinton. The acts of terror and intimidation admitted or proved ' ir. this case, acts characteristic of a masked, secret conspiracy, cia be hilted only by a broad order enjoining the defendants t