January 12, 1923, marked a rare instance of courage in the face of intimidation as Captain J.K. Skipwith, a high-ranking member of the Morehouse Parish Ku Klux Klan, took a bold step towards cleaning up the notorious organization’s reputation. The cyclops, as he was known, requested a conference with Attorney General of Louisiana, A.V. Coco, to shed light on the atrocities committed by hooded gangs in Bastrop.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Organized Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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