Harlan Majure
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Harlan Majure was mayor
of Philadelphia, Mississippi
during the 1990s. He married Peggy DeMaurice Perry and has two children.
He is most well known for his testimony in the June 2005 murder trial of Edgar Ray Killen
, accused of participating in the murders of three civil-rights workers in 1964. He provided an alibi
for Killen and asserted that the Ku Klux Klan
(KKK) was a "peaceful organization."
He later explained that where he grew up in Mississippi, the KKK was better known for helping unemployed men get jobs and get back on their feet to support their families. The KKK was not violent where he was raised, but Majure admitted that he had heard stories of its disturbances elsewhere. Majure clarified that he said what he said because he had not himself ever been witness to the KKK's mayhem.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
during the 1990s. He married Peggy DeMaurice Perry and has two children.
He is most well known for his testimony in the June 2005 murder trial of Edgar Ray Killen
Edgar Ray Killen
Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen is a former Ku Klux Klan organizer who conspired in the murders of three civil rights activists—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner—in 1964....
, accused of participating in the murders of three civil-rights workers in 1964. He provided an alibi
Alibi
Alibi is a 1929 American crime film directed by Roland West. The screenplay was written by West and C. Gardner Sullivan, who adapted the 1927 Broadway stage play, Nightstick, written by Elaine Sterne Carrington, J.C...
for Killen and asserted that the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
(KKK) was a "peaceful organization."
He later explained that where he grew up in Mississippi, the KKK was better known for helping unemployed men get jobs and get back on their feet to support their families. The KKK was not violent where he was raised, but Majure admitted that he had heard stories of its disturbances elsewhere. Majure clarified that he said what he said because he had not himself ever been witness to the KKK's mayhem.