The Klan’s Failed 1966 Campaign to Shutdown Burger Chef in Natchez, Miss.
In 1966, Burger Chef was a fast-growing fast-food chain, featuring 15-cent hamburgers. When the company opened a store in Natchez, Miss., Ku Klux Klansmen soon learned that Burger Chef followed the new guidelines of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 involving public accommodations. Blacks were hired and there were no separate serving lines or bathrooms separating the races. Natchez Klansmen quickly launched a campaign of harassment and intimidation against Burger Chef employees and its white customers. One Burger Chef employee was physically attacked by a Klansman. The FBI launched an investigation. See what happened and read the FBI files published today on the LSU Cold Case Project website.
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