Testimony was heard in the trial of Edgar Ray Killen for the June 21, 1964, murders of 3 civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The reputed Klansman was indicted for slaying three civil rights workers who were in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 as part of a movement to register blacks to vote and help run educational programs in the South. The trial Mississippi v. Edgar Ray Killen was held at the Neshoba County Courthouse. Coverage was provided by WJTV (Jackson, MS) for Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Following the fourth day of testimony, Jurors announced they were firmly and evenly divided about the proper verdict. Neither the judge, nor the forewoman, referred to the division as a deadlock, and the panel was due back in court the next day to continue deliberations. ~No footage is available for the first day of the trial with the opening statements due to a problem with the courthouse audio system.

Amazing news! RT @coldcaseproject: Grand Jury probing Frank Morris #murder #coldcase #justice #kkk

Editor's note: In the 1960s, Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers headed the nation's most violent white supremacist group, the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi.

Now The Clarion-Ledger has obtained access to the late Klan leader's secret writings.

Here are the last words of a Klan wizard.

NATCHEZ — Denise Ford and Wharlest Jackson Jr. say they will never forget their father’s ultimate sacrifice, and the Miss-Lou community shouldn’t either.

Wharlest Jackson Sr., 36, died on Feb. 27, 1967, when a planted bomb exploded in his Chevy pickup. Jackson, a black man, had recently been promoted at the Armstrong Tire Factory to a job that had been traditionally done by whites.

Jackson’s killers were never found.

Forty-three years later, Jackson is hailed as a civil rights hero who pushed for economic equality through faith and hard work. Ford and Wharlest Jr. want to honor their father’s legacy by placing a marker at the site of bombing on Minor Street, and are soliciting donations from the community.

Settlement Reached in Civil Suit Charging Franklin County, MS Role in 1964 #KKK Murders /by me #coldcase

Today I share a byline w/one of my heroes: "Edgar Ray Killen claims God is on his side" #kkk #civilrights

Four men still living whose murderous crime in 1964 underscored to a shocked nation and world the evil the regime of legalized racism in the American South fostered.

Natchez Oct 15, 1965