Washington Parish, Louisiana. 1965. O'Neal Moore and friend David 'Creed' Rogers were the parish's first Black deputies, joining the Sheriff's department the year prior. The 40,000+ community of Washington Parish was mixed on having Black deputies and the integration of the department. The two were subjected to harassment and threats from angry White locals for a year but June 2 […]

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