Following the Civil Rights Act of 1965, this true story drama takes place in 1965. Despite the Act, African-Americans in Bogalusa are still considered as second-class citizens, their human rights continually violated by the white power structure in general and the local KKK branch in particular. "Deacons for Defense" is an all-black defense squad dedicated to patrolling the black quarter of town and safeguarding its citizens from the more violent parts of "white backlash."
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Following the Civil Rights Act of 1965, this true story drama takes place in 1965. Despite the Act, African-Americans in Bogalusa are still considered as second-class citizens, their human rights continually violated by the white power structure in general and the local KKK branch in particular. "Deacons for Defense" is an all-black defense squad dedicated to patrolling the black quarter of town and safeguarding its citizens from the more violent parts of "white backlash."
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