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Valeria Hicks describes the pride her husband and other Deacons had in defending themselves against white supremacists.
12021-01-15T17:40:38+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b0667452Valeria Hicks comments on her husband's work as a Deacon of Defense and Justice.plain2021-01-15T17:42:59+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674"I became very proud of Black men," she said. "They didn't bow down and scratch their heads. They stood up like men."
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1media/Robert Hicks Obit_thumb.jpeg2021-01-15T17:39:03+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674Robert Hicks New York Times Obituary1New York Times obituary for Robert Hicks, founder of the Bogalusa, LA chapter of the Deacons for Defense and Justice. Hicks worked toward securing the rights promised by the 1964 Civil Rights Act.media/Robert Hicks Obit.jpegplain2021-01-15T17:39:03+00:004/25/2010New York TimesDouglas MartinDavid Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674