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By 1956, active White Citizens' Councils were operating in 30 states, and by 1957, membership reached 250,000.

Jul. 11, 1954 | First White Citizens’ Council Forms to Oppose School IntegrationLearn more about our history of racial injustice.calendar.eji.org

For the first time, local Black residents learned that the Confederacy had lost the war and that they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation.

For the first time, local Black residents learned that the Confederacy had lost the war and that they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation.