Bennie Thompson
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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson ser
Official portrait, 2023
Thompson tours Clarksdale, Mississippi, with President Bill Clinton in 1999
Thompson meeting with Mississippi Democrats
Thompson in his office in 2016
Ku Klux Klan Act
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The Enforcement Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, is an Act of the United States Congress
Benjamin Franklin Butler drafted the initial version of the third Enforcement Bill.
