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This newspaper article from the Daily Herald, dated Aug 30 1976, reads, "O'Keefe says city will not cooperate. Biloxi Mayor Jerry O'Keefe said Monday morning the city government does not plan to cooperate with the Ku Klux Klan. After his refusal to allow the Klan to hold a rally in International Plaza at Biloxi Saturday, the KKK moved to North Biloxi. O'Keefe told The Daily Herald Monday, "The city of Biloxi will continue to be uncooperative toward the Klan or any other group which breeds on hate and fear and cowardice. City-owned property cannot be used for any illegal purposes and the administration's position is clear and unchanging.""

O'Keefe refusal to allow Ku Klux Klan to hold a rally in International Plaza in Biloxi

O'Keefe says city will not cooperate. O'Keefe refusal to allow Ku Klux Klan to hold a rally in International Plaza in Biloxi.

“Jerry O'Keefe, Mayor/ Biloxi. Jerry O’Keefe is the Chairman of the Board of Gulf National Life Insurance Company and Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home. He has recently turned over the day-to-day management of these companies to others in order to devote full time to seeking the office and serving as Mayor of Biloxi. Jerry O’Keefe was the youngest Marine Ace Fighter Pilot at the age of 19 during the Second World War. He graduated with honors from Loyola University. He has been named outstanding young man and outstanding citizen of Biloxi. O’Keefe served four years in the Mississippi State Legislature representing the Biloxi area and was named outstanding freshman representative.”

Jerry J. O'Keefe for Mayor

Jerry J. O'Keefe running for mayor of Biloxi

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