Word: killen
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Edgar Ray Killen called himself a Baptist minister, but he worshipped in the church of the Ku Klux Klan. So when Killen, a native of Philadelphia, Miss., became his local Klan's Kleagle (a top commander) in the 1960s, he finally felt ordained with genuine power--and he allegedly used it to recruit and organize more than a dozen Klansmen in the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers...
...During his time in the house, Killen has seen Pforzheimer undergo several important changes, including a major renovation, the change of the house's name from North House to Pforzheimer House, and the beginning of House randomization...
...position, Killen will continue to have close contact with students...
...Washington University, Killen will serve as an academic coordinator for juniors and seniors. He will help younger students settle into their majors and aid older students in their transition to post-graduate life...
...Gray, who will take over Killen's post in July, lived in Pforzheimer House as an undergraduate, and said she likes the house's relatively small population because of the close community it offers...