By Any Means depicts FBI using mobster to solve 1966 KKK murder

FBI used a mobster informant to investigate the 1966 KKK killing of voting-rights activist Vernon Dahmer.

Why it mattersThe film tells a true story about fighting racist violence. It also looks at the cost of using unusual police methods.

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By Any Means depicts FBI using mobster to solve 1966 KKK murder

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What does 9/11 memory mean when most Americans were born after the attack

Extraction 3 transforms Illawarra into Hollywood set

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