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WI from 1965 or therebouts the mainstream civil rights movement decided to accept the self-defence principles espoused by the Deacons for Self-Defence & Justice ? OTL, SNCC, CORE & other civil rights groups publicly distanced themselves from the Deacons due to their total non-violence stance (although civil rights marches & other events in a few Deep South states did indeed benefit from covert armed protection by the Deacons)- but WI at least some mainstream high-ranking activists were willing to consider the possibility of self-defence where necessary against blatant segregationist violence ? How would the federal govt & the segregationists ion the South- esp among the politicians, cops & local KKK chapters- have reacted ?
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