Deacons for Defense, Jonesboro, Louisiana
Kicked ass and took names!
The Deacons for Defense and Justice was an armed African American self-defense organization formed in 1964 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, to protect civil rights activists and local Black communities from Ku Klux Klan violence. Founded by veterans, they provided armed protection and challenged the mainstream civil rights movement's nonviolent strategy, growing to over 20 chapters.