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| US man in 1964 race attack charge | US man in 1964 race attack charge |
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| A former Ku Klux Klan member has been charged with kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with the 1964 murders of two black teenagers in Mississippi. | A former Ku Klux Klan member has been charged with kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with the 1964 murders of two black teenagers in Mississippi. |
| James Seale, a 71-year-old former sheriff's deputy, denies the charges. | James Seale, a 71-year-old former sheriff's deputy, denies the charges. |
| The dead men, Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, were long thought to have been abducted by the white supremacist group while hitchhiking. | The dead men, Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, were long thought to have been abducted by the white supremacist group while hitchhiking. |
| The beaten and decomposed bodies of the two 19-year-olds were found in the Mississippi River two months later. | The beaten and decomposed bodies of the two 19-year-olds were found in the Mississippi River two months later. |
| Mr Seale, who was arrested on Wednesday, appeared in court in Jackson, Mississippi, charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. | Mr Seale, who was arrested on Wednesday, appeared in court in Jackson, Mississippi, charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. |
| Racial segregation | Racial segregation |
| Prosecutors said that in May 1964 Mr Seale aimed a shotgun at the two black men while fellow Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members beat them with tree branches. | Prosecutors said that in May 1964 Mr Seale aimed a shotgun at the two black men while fellow Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members beat them with tree branches. |
| Mr Seale was first arrested over the killings in 1964According to the indictment, Mr Seale and the others attached weights to the two men, took them out on the water in a boat and threw them into the river. | Mr Seale was first arrested over the killings in 1964According to the indictment, Mr Seale and the others attached weights to the two men, took them out on the water in a boat and threw them into the river. |
| Their bodies were discovered two months later by the FBI during a search for three missing civil rights workers. | Their bodies were discovered two months later by the FBI during a search for three missing civil rights workers. |
| Mr Seale and a second man were arrested at the time. Consumed by the civil rights case, the FBI turned the case over to the local authorities, which threw out all charges. | Mr Seale and a second man were arrested at the time. Consumed by the civil rights case, the FBI turned the case over to the local authorities, which threw out all charges. |
| The second suspect, church deacon Charles Marcus Edwards, 72, has not been charged. | |
| Mr Seale has been jailed pending a bail hearing set for Monday. | Mr Seale has been jailed pending a bail hearing set for Monday. |
| If convicted, Mr Seale will face a maximum term of life imprisonment on each count of the indictment. | If convicted, Mr Seale will face a maximum term of life imprisonment on each count of the indictment. |
| 'Still alive' | 'Still alive' |
| The case was re-opened following a campaign by the brother of one of the dead men. For years, Mr Seale's family told reporters that he had died. | The case was re-opened following a campaign by the brother of one of the dead men. For years, Mr Seale's family told reporters that he had died. |
| It's not going to bring [Charles'] life back but some way or another, I think he would be satisfied Brother of late Charles Moore | It's not going to bring [Charles'] life back but some way or another, I think he would be satisfied Brother of late Charles Moore |
| In 2005, Thomas Moore alerted the authorities to the fact that Mr Seale was living a few miles from where the kidnappings took place. | In 2005, Thomas Moore alerted the authorities to the fact that Mr Seale was living a few miles from where the kidnappings took place. |
| Speaking after the arrest, Thomas Moore said he had cried for the first time in 50 years. | Speaking after the arrest, Thomas Moore said he had cried for the first time in 50 years. |
| "It's not going to bring [Charles'] life back. But some way or another, I think he would be satisfied," Mr Moore said. | "It's not going to bring [Charles'] life back. But some way or another, I think he would be satisfied," Mr Moore said. |
| The FBI is currently re-opening several cases from the civil rights era before suspects die. | The FBI is currently re-opening several cases from the civil rights era before suspects die. |
| During the movement of the 1950s and 1960s, dozens of black people were killed by white people who wanted to retain racial segregation. | During the movement of the 1950s and 1960s, dozens of black people were killed by white people who wanted to retain racial segregation. |
| Few of the crimes were solved, partly because some of the perpetrators were protected by state and local officials. | Few of the crimes were solved, partly because some of the perpetrators were protected by state and local officials. |