The local county sheriff who protects KKK-linked suspects, influences townspeople against the FBI, secures token suspended sentences for the arsonists, and is ultimately acquitted of civil rights violations despite his complicity.
Political and criminal alliance between the mayor and the sheriff.
Clash between federal authority and local corrupt law enforcement.
Conflict between the cooperating civilian and the obstructive local law enforcement.
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