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Deacons stock photos download 90 royalty free photos. The deacons for defense and justice was founded in 1964 in jonesboro, louisiana to protect civil rights activists from the ku klux klan. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. See more ideas about african american history, black history and civil rights. The deacons were one of the first visible selfdefense forces in the south and represented a new, more assertive face of the civil rights movement, notes. With forest whitaker, chris britton, jonathan silverman, ossie davis. The organization was made up of black veterans from world war ii, who believed in armed self defense. Download 90 deacons stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. The family of the late civil rights activist robert hicks, a leader of the deacons for defense in the 1960s, is working to turn his home into a. A year before the publication of the book, the deacons were the subject of a 2003 made for television movie, deacons for defense. The television film stars forest whitaker academy award. To insure that all are held to the letter of the law equally.

You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. The deacons for defense provided protection for people participating in protest marches in mississippi in 1966. Armed resistance and the civil rights movement hill, lance on. Deacons for defense provided protection when no one else would. The deacons for defense and justice is an armed africanamerican selfdefense group. In his deacons for defense, lance hill directs long overdue attention to the deacons for defense dfd and what he rightly calls. Armed resistance and the civil rights movement ebook. Marcus organizes the deacons, an allblack defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent.

Fbi files relating to the deacons for defense and justice. The deacons for defense and justice was a group founded in jonesboro, louisiana, in 1964 to organize men to guard the. Disciplined disciples dedicated to defend black and native american lives. Deacons for defense is a 2003 american television drama film directed by bill duke. The deacons for defense and justice national archives. Thats because hicks is the son of robert hicks, a prominent leader of the legendary deacons for defense and justice an organization of black men in.

Nra members and nra patriotsthe deacons for defense and justice were true american heroes. On february 21, 1965the day of malcolm xs assassinationthe first affiliated chapter was founded in bogalusa, louisiana, followed by a total of 20 other chapters in this state, mississippi. Inspired by a true story, this madeforcable drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the civil rights act. The television film stars forest whitaker academy award winner, christopher britton, ossie davis, jonathan. The deacons for defense and justice were men who stood up for their community. The television film stars forest whitaker academy award winner.