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In Bogalusa, La., the Deacons fought violence with violence
In Bogalusa, La., the Deacons fought violence with violence

BOGALUSA, La.--Fiery red dust filled the air as Henry Austan, a 21-year-old insurance bill collector for an African-American agency, sped down a Washington Parish dirt road during the early spring of 1965.

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