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What was Governor John McKeithen’s impact on civil rights in Louisiana? He refused to take a position on civil rights and delegated decisions on racial issues to parish and city leaders. He oversaw school integration efforts and pushed for the implementation of the Civil Rights Act. He secretly encouraged Ku Klux Klan violence to discourage organized civil rights activities in his state. He fulfilled his campaign promises to block school integration and voting rights for blacks.

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During the Civil Rights era, in 1965 McKeithen intervened in events in Bogalusa, Louisiana, to end violence after the Ku Klux Klan continued to violently resist change for African Americans, following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He established a commission to work on social transition in the state.

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