John D. Swenson, Bossier City, La., described as the "modern day father of the Klan in Louisiana," is shown as he appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities 1/4. Swenson cited the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer all but minor questions put to him by the Committee for almost an hour, but then dropped the protection of the amendment to testify that he had burned his organization's records to keep them from "the Communists." The Committee resumed public hearings on the Klan after a two-month recess.

United Press International · [ca. January 1966]

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