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...GREENSBORO, N.C.--The funeral for five civil rights activists slain here last week proceeded peacefully under heavy security on Sunday...
...five slain marchers had been living in Greensboro and attempting to organize the local textile mills...
...bright morning sun on Saturday, about 100 blacks and whites gathered for the anti-Klan march among the grimy brick duplexes in Greensboro's Morningside Manor housing project. Most of the demonstrators were dressed in jeans and blue work shirts; some wore hard hats. Suddenly a mustard-colored van and several cars pulled up. They were filled with Klansmen and supporters who shouted racial slurs. The marchers responded by beating on the cars with sticks...
...moved as soon as we could," insisted Police Chief William Swing in response to mounting criticism. "Until we saw weapons, no laws had been violated." All of the dead were anti-Klan demonstrators: Sandra Smith of Piedmont, S.C., and Caesar Cauce, William Samson and Jim Waller, residents of Greensboro. Wounded were two Klansmen and eight demonstrators, including Bermanzohn. Police arrested 14 people, including two marchers and twelve Klansmen. The Klan members were charged with murder. One demonstrator was charged with inciting to riot, the other with interfering with an officer...
...Mountain Dew on its dashboard and a red ribbon swinging from its rearview mirror. As the officers dispersed the onlookers, the faces of many of the people were streaked with tears and blood and some seemed to be in an ugly mood. Then the police and the citizens of Greensboro prepared for a weekend of tension and soul searching...