My parents, who were atheists no God, no soul, no spirit still taught me the golden rule is the way to live: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. He interviewed me, and we talked a number of times. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Canadian Foreign Affairs requested his release but Saltzman declined. But lets be honest with ourselvesHow do we know if he's the last white knight? Submitted. There was an error deleting this problem. Their reunion took place on camera, on the steps of the very same town hall where they had clashed more than four decades ago. Solution? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. I do that out of love as well, he said. Michael Mickey Schwerner. Saltzman was 21 when he went to Greenwood, Miss., the summer of 1965. Photo, Print, Drawing [Byron De la Beckwith, handcuffed, staring ahead, walking, flanked by FBI agents, after his arrest in connection with the murder of Medgar Evers] Back to Search Results [ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ] You learn in the film that Beckwith is an unrepentant racist, and also that he is not alone. A victory for the law, perhaps, but certainly not for African-Americans. Drag images here or select from your computer for Byron De La Beckwith memorial. At his death, Evers became the leading martyr of the civil rights movement, but just the first in a tragic series. He goes on to refute Beckwiths assertion that Jews run the media and major corporations with real statistics showing they do not. Nothing else does it. ", "If the other [person] is the enemy, how do we ever make peace?" Segregationist Byron De La Beckwith was initially tried for the murder but was released as a result of hung juries; however, three decades later, in 1994, after being retried a third time, De La Beckwith was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. What a breakthrough for him in that moment. In the film, De La Beckwith exudes Southern charm, even as he describes joining the Klan at 14, participating in the burning of churches, throwing Molotov cocktails and shooting out the windows of . There was never a moment that I was trying to change him or convince him or be better than him or be right. The official cause of death was listed as "pneumonia and alcoholism." After the funeral, Delay's mother took him back home to Greenwood, Mississippi. Filmmaker Paul Saltzman returns to Mississippi to encounter a man who once assaulted him Byron "Delay" De La Beckwith, a KKK member and the son of t Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Failed to delete memorial. "His face falls, you see the look on his face when I give him some facts, and he says Maybe I wasnt taught right.", "Holy mackerel. In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Shes recently signed with SonaBlast Records and has released her second LP, Confessions of a Scorpio, Moving Beyond Prejudice - Making Positive Change. I make some money at it, but for the amount of work it takes, the money is fairly unimpressive.. Sunday, July 7, 2002 Thelma Neff Beckwith, the widow of Byron De La Beckwith, has been awarded $175,000 in punitive damages by a Hamilton County Chancery Court jury. Please try again. The slaying haunted the Evers family, Charles Evers, his brother and a veteran civil rights activist, said in a telephone interview yesterday with the Associated Press. I imagine you would have been sore for two or three days, Beckwith answers with a smile on his face. Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress. With new and vivid first-hand details and over 40 personal photos never-before-seen in any other movie about The Beatles, Emmy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman shares an extraordinary life experience in a new feature documentary, Meeting the Beatles in India. The purpose of the meeting is to attempt to get a reconciliation between the two. TO PURCHASE DVDs OF THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT USE THIS LINK. It didn't take much reading to learn that two all-white juries had failed to agree on a verdict for Beckwith in 1964. Weve updated the security on the site. Luckily, he landed in a racer's starting-block position, from which he took off running, fast enough . It was well put together. Submitted. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Byron De La Beckwith, whose 1994 conviction in the murder of a civil rights leader three decades earlier symbolized a transformation in Mississippi, died on Sunday night in Jackson, Miss. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Stop ripping off the fresh scab every time the wound starts to heal a little. That rage comes from judgment. Two white men, Byron ("Delay") de la Beckwith Jr., a lifetime member of the Mississippi Ku Klux Klan, and Canadian Paul Saltzman, a civil rights worker with SNCC, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, had a violent first encounter in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1965. He has been for many years a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. ). Mississippi Blues guitarist and singer, Sean Appel, wrote When Will I Find Peace and his All Night Long Blues Band (Dixie Street on drums, Martin Grant on harmonica) recorded it for The Last White Night in Clarksdale, Mississippi. "Whites, colored and trash, and there's very little trash in Mississippi. Tom Ford. Beckwith, who had a history of high blood pressure, heart problems, and other ailments, died in prison at the age of 80. In 1964, Beckwith was tried twice for the murder, but both trials ended with hung juries. Two trials in 1964 on this. Byron De La Beckwith, Sr. (November 9, 1920 - January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi, who in 1994 was convicted of assassinating civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers on June 12, 1963. Something very curious happened, he said. In 1994, white separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Mississippi, of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963, and was immediately sentenced to life in prison . Delay's father, Byron de la Beckwith, Sr., was a high-ranking official of the KKK and a founder of the White Citizens Council. Two white men, Byron ("Delay") de la Beckwith Jr., a lifetime member of the Mississippi Ku Klux Klan, and Canadian Paul Saltzman, a civil rights worker with SNCC, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, had a violent first encounter in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1965. "At the very beginning . He could be lying. Please enter your email and password to sign in. A system error has occurred. ", Beckwith said that although he was "not willing to lay my life down to rid evil from this country," he was "willing to kill the evil in this country that would try to push me out.". Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). I think that was key to why he opened up, probably more than he ever has.. Add to your scrapbook. Learn more about merges. Thanks for your help! Sentenced to life in jail, he. : Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The fact is, I was never feeling judgmental. Delay de la Beckwith ends up being a Klan member whose father killed Medgar Evers. One of the first days he was there he was assaulted by a group of young men led by Byron "Delay" De La Beckwith, the son of the man convicted of killing civil rights activist Medgar Evers. James Chaney. I would say I am an ordained Klansman until my death.. Left a widow with three children, Evers relocated to California. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Born in California in 1920, Byron De La Beckwith grew up in Mississippi. "There are only three kinds of people that live in Mississippi," Beckwith told the Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., in an interview shortly before his arrest in 1990. saw this at Cleveland's International Film Fest, Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014. Azure for students. See Delay de la Beckwith full list of movies and tv shows from their career. We talked for a couple of hours. But it all came back with the 1998 unsealing of the records of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a secret police organization formed in 1956 by the governor of Mississippi as a reaction to the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling in favor of integrated public schools. He was 80. Byron (Delay) de la Beckwith Jr. and ex-civil rights worker and filmmaker, Paul Saltzman, met and filmed over a 5-year period, beginning in 2007. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Please reset your password. The conversations with Beckwith humanize someonewe would normally dismiss and vilify immediately, exploring the possibilities of reconciliation between Beckwith and the filmmaker. He has taken several tours there with a total of 64 people. . Byron De La Beckwith VI, 80, the white supremacist who was convicted of assassinating civil rights leader Medgar Evers after three decades and three trials, died Jan. 21 in a hospital here after being taken from the prison cell where he was serving a life term. He was arrested, spending 10 days in jail. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. I wanted to meet with him, to see if reconciliation is possible. Filmmaker Paul Saltzman (Prom Night in Mississippi) presents the world premiere of his latest work. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. "I. Try again later. In 2006 he released a limited-edition box set of The Beatles in India, and he is currently working on a documentary called Meeting the Beatles in India. But in one of the spookiest moments of the documentary, Saltzman interviews three gaudily dressed and hooded current members of the Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan about their beliefs. 1994 trial for Evers murder. In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. "He hit me pretty hard in the temple. , Item model number Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020. That was the start of a five-year relationship that resulted in The Last White Knight, which has as its subtitle Is Reconciliation Possible? Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA. It comes from my essential belief system that were all children of God, Saltzman said in a recent interview with the Pulse. He was arrested, spending 10 days in jail. I don't want to say anything negative about him because we know what he did.". Back home in Mississippi, he became a fertilizer salesman. Hospital authorities would not comment on the cause of his death, saying that a coroner would make that determination. The movie screened during last year's Toronto International Film Festival and recently opened in theatres. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. ", Audience Relations, CBC P.O. 2d 547 (Miss. Try again later. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. cemeteries found in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The two-day trial and. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. In 1994, white separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Mississippi, of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963, and was immediately sentenced to life in prison. [2], The film was inspired by Saltzman's first encounter with the younger de la Beckwith in the early 1960s and their discussions decades later, following the unsealing of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission's archives, are the core of the film whose title comes from de la Beckwith's standing as the last member of his family involved with the Klan. And yet, I dont trust Mississippi", is a key line from the film. Byron De La Beckwith VI, 80, the white supremacist who was convicted of assassinating civil rights leader Medgar Evers after three decades and three trials, died Jan. 21 in a hospital here after . An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. There are many forms of friendship. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Two previous trials in 1964 on this charge had resulted in hung juries. ", Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. So they picked a day and time to meet in front of the courthouse where Beckwith had attacked Saltzman. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It was 1964, not long after the murders of civil rights activists including Medgar Evers. Byron De La Beckwith, Jr. (November 9, 1920 - January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi, who in 1994 was convicted of assassinating the civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. Delay De La Beckwith In Biographical Summaries of Notable People Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree Save record Delay De La Beckwith Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree Save record Spotted an error? Mississippi songstress, Teneia Sanders, composed and recorded her song, Stand, specifically for The Last White Knight. Failed to remove flower. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. He was shot in the back by a former member of the White Citizens' Council, Byron De La Beckwith, in the driveway of Evers' home. A segregationist and member of the Ku Klux Klan, he shot and killed NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963.. He was shaken but not seriously hurt. Microsoft Cloud. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Yes, for sure and not so much, Saltzman said. Decades later, Saltzman returns to the south to meet with Beckwith and see what, if anything, has changed in the New South. Five meetings in total between 2007 and 2012 form the bulk of the movie. , Director A former Civil Rights worker and 1960s activist, Saltzman returns to Mississippi to encounter the man who once assaulted him Byron "Delay" De La Beckwith, a KKK member and the son of the man . But were friendly in the sense that I accept who I am, and he accepts who I am. 0 cemeteries found in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. Charles Evers said that Beckwith's death marked the "final chapter" of a troubling story. In 1964, Beckwith was tried twice for the murder, but both trials ended with hung juries. Saltzman gets Beckwith to talk about their first meeting. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. That was paramount in why I went to Mississippi in the first place to do civil-rights work.. We did not have the benefit of a trial transcript to know who the witnesses were. He was arrested, spending 10 Read allIn 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. People would come up to me and always say the same thing, Ive always wanted to go to India, but it scares me.. 's file was nowhere to be found. One of the most shocking events of the time, was the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in . Delay," a sight that brought him . . We dont call each other or see each other, but if theres a reason, hell call or Ill call. At the same time, Beckwith is well aware that hes one of the last of his kind. Saltzman recalls the moment when he corrected the other man about the Jewish people and their purported control of the media and banks. I respect the bravery of Paul Schultzman for reaching out to Beckwith for the sake of this documentary. In 1973, he was convicted of possession of dynamite without a permit and served five years in prison. I just DONT trust his word. Byron De La Beckwith was born on Nov. 19, 1920, in Colusa, California, the descendant of Confederate elites. Posted to one of the toughest segregationis Read all. Medgar Evers was a civil rights leader from Mississippi who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. He was stopped at the door and beaten by De La Beckwiththen 19 years old a Ku Klux Klan member and the son of Byron De La Beckwith, the high-ranking Klansman who was eventually convicted of killing Evers. None of the evidence had been retained by the court. This video is about a lifetime member of the KKK who meets with a civil rights worker. The names included the murdered civil-rights activists Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner. By Jim Lundstrom, Peninsula Pulse March 1st, 2019. "I wanted to understand him," said Saltzman on CBC Radio's Sunday Edition. He disrespectfully smirked when the death of Cheney, Goodman and Schwerner was mentioned, which made my blood boil! We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. On January 21, 2001, De La Beckwith died after he was transferred from prison to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Despite their differences, Saltzman, who is Jewish, was surprised by De La Beckwiths charm and openness, even as he unapologetically recalled his participation in church-burnings and other violence while pinning the blame for racial strife on the Jews. I read Mahatma Gandhi when I was 16 years old, and that was life-changing for me. With the 2000 book release, he was invited to exhibit his photos from the ashram in various galleries around the world. Beckwith is the son of Byron de la Beckwith Sr., who died in prison in 2001 while serving a life sentence that was imposed in 1994 for the 1963 murder of civil-rights activist Medgar Evers. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. But his arrogance is typical of most who look like him. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Filmmaker Paul Saltzman (Prom Night in Mississippi) presents the world premiere of his latest work. Saltzman has put racial tensions on film before, notably in hiswell-regarded 2009 documentaryProm Night in Mississippi, which recounts the attempt by actor Morgan Freeman to de-segregate the prom at his old high school. "I was trying to know who this human being was for the purpose of deeper understanding. Behind it all is a world of pain that stretches back centuries. , Release date It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Saltzman was a young Canadian who was so outraged by American racism that he decided to go to the heart of darkness the state of Mississippi as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil-rights organization that dispatched mostly Northern, white college students to Mississippi to register blacks to vote and organize community centers and other activities that drew the attention of the Klan. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. So, did that mean the process of making the film changed Beckwith? Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. A frightening glimpse into our past but hopefully not our future. Belafonte's line, In 1968, he learned meditation at the Maharishi . Canadian Foreign Affairs requested his release but Saltzman declined. [1] In the film, Saltzman also interviewed Harry Belafonte, Morgan Freeman and others active in the civil rights movement. And they got what they deserved, says Byron Delay de la Beckwith Jr. in the amazing 2012 documentary The Last White Night by Paul Saltzman. People tell me that things have changed. I'm not buying what Mr. Beckwith said about his kids not being associated. Beckwith had a history of hypertension and heart ailments and was admitted to the hospital after complaining of chest pains. Really opens up dialogue, and teaches about the civil rights movement-past and present. Finally, it is all over. That so called last Knight needs a good ol fashioned BEATING! Year should not be greater than current year. The criminal Byron De la Beckwith died at the age of 80. It's all created inside your head. Seven years later, his mother died of lung cancer, and he moved to his uncle's home. Although Mississippi has the death penalty, Beckwith could be sentenced only to life imprisonment because the death penalty in effect at the time of the slaying had later been ruled unconstitutional. In each case, a hung jury necessitated a mistrial. 94-KA-00402-SCT CONSOLIDATED WITH 91 . I think he did change, Saltzman continued. THE G-MAN INTERVIEWS: SCOTT SHEPHERD'Reformed Racist' Targeted for Death After Revealing Ku Klux Klan and White Nationalists SecretsCORRECTION: I stated in t. He was twice tried in February and April of 1964. There was a problem getting your location. I was most impressed with Morgan Freeman's philosophy because it's the only one I can ever see that would work - stop talking about it. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Byron De La Beckwith I found on Findagrave.com. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Byron De La Beckwith Jr., whose father was convicted in 1994 of killing Medgar Evers, came to the state capital last week to hear a talk by Former Secretary of State Dick Molpus. That thought sparked him to call the Mississippi reporter in 2007 to ask whether he knew Beckwith. In 1989, the ACLU won its federal case requesting the unsealing of the documents, but legal challenges prevented the records from being revealed until 1998. The emptiness of this "victory" was made clear when Beckwith was retried the same year. Twenty-one-year-old Paul Saltzman with a Mississippi family the summer of 1965. A former Civil Rights worker and 1960s activist, Saltzman returns to Mississippi to encounter the man who once assaulted him Byron "Delay" De La Beckwith, a KKK member and the son of the man convicted of murdering Medgar Evers in this affecting documentary about racism, the South and the . , Actors Byron de la Beckwith was born to Byron de la and Susie Southworth (Yerger) Beckwith in Colusa, California on November 9, 1920. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. , Media Format Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019. Additional Editor: The story of KKK member Delay de la Beckwith Jr., who must confront the acts he has committed, is privy to, and his evolving views in later life when a human rights activist with whom he had a physical altercation in youth seeks him out. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Delay was only 5 when his father died. During one of those conversations, Saltzman said he would like to interview Beckwith in Mississippi, and Beckwith agreed to the idea. Biography - A Short Wiki . Harry Belafonte is a singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He smuggled letters out of jail to the Toronto Star. To accomplish this, Saltzman, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, filmed with Beckwith Jr. over the past five years. Beckwith, a decorated combat veteran of World War II, received the Purple Heart while serving on Tarawa in the Pacific. Byron De La Beckwith. Here is all you want to know, and more! Ive been asked many times, how could you just sit there and not be enraged? he said. Today in History Feb. 5: Byron de la Beckwith convicted Highlights of this day in history: FDR plans to 'pack' the Supreme Court; Byron de la Beckwith convicted of killing civil rights leader. Beckwith died Sunday night at. More than 40 years had passed since Saltzman now a documentary filmmaker, then a young man passionate. You take it til the day you die, Beckwith says about being a Klan member. The reporter did know him and provided Saltzman with the telephone number of the man who had assaulted him 42 years before. Byron De La Beckwith VI, a white supremacist, was convicted of the June 12, 1963 murder of NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers in Mississippi. Byron De La Beckwith Jr. (November 9, 1920 - January 21, 2001) was an American murderer, a white supremacist and a member of the Ku Klux Klan from Greenwood, Mississippi.He murdered the civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. So, yes, I think there was a big change.. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
0:00 0:45 Ten years after his father's death, Byron De La Beckwith Jr. is sharing secrets, saying those behind NAACP leader Medgar Evers' assassination belonged to the Citizens' Council. It was good. Two previous trials in 1964 on this charge had resulted in hung juries. When he was sentenced in November, Byron De La Beckwith's son sat in the chamber wearing a Confederate flag pin on his red blazer. Lord help him! "What do you say? Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020, Yawn, a boring waste of time. We talked a number of times.. A descendant of Southern aristocracy, Byron de la Beckwith was born in Colusa, California in 1920. The conviction "was justice," Charles Evers said. GREAT NEWS! He positively identified photographs of Beckwith's car as being the car he had seen and the photo of the Shriner's emblem as being identical to the one he had seen." Excerpted from De La Beckwith v State, 707 So. Following his second trial, Beckwith was released on $10,000.00 bond. Saltzman was attacked while trying to sit in on a meeting of the local "white citizens council.". Find where to watch Delay de la Beckwith's latest movies and tv shows Two trials in 1964 on that charge, with all-white Mississippi juries, resulted in hung juries.In 1994, he was tried by the state in a new trial which was . Required fields are marked *. The smile on Byron (Delay) De La Beckwith's face never falters, even when he's admitting to his ongoing loyalty to the Ku Klux Klan, brandishing his handgun, discussing his father's imprisonment. He. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record You get to the large cities, its no different than Manhattan.. Crime Reflection 3 Madason Ouellet Case: Murder of Medgar Evers 1. He smuggled letters out of jail to the Toronto Star. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Once unsealed, it was found that the agency had collected 87,000 names or suspects in its 21 years of operation. Very well done. Saltzman eventually returned to Canada and began a filmmaking career, with 314 film and television credits and two Canadian Emmys earned so far. Saltzmans talks with Beckwith form the backbone of the film. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. In his new movie The Last White Knight, Toronto filmmaker Paul Saltzman returns to Mississippi to meet the Ku Klux Klan member who beat him more than 40 years ago. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Byron Beckwith (20437)? We have set your language to TO VIEW A BONUS INTERVIEW WITH PAUL SALTZMAN ON THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT USE THIS LINK. Byron (Delay) de la Beckwith, Jr., joined the Ku Klux Klan, the KKK, when he was 15 years old. Also appearing in this award-winning documentary are Morgan Freeman and Harry Belafonte. Two previous trials in 1964 on this charge had resulted in hung juries . Convicted Murderer. I called up Delay and said, This is Paul Saltzman. Its sole purpose was to preserve the old south and keep blacks from voting, Saltzman said. Belafonte, in one of the most telling conversations in the film, says, People tell me that things have changed. "In the Sixties, the dark side had arisen. In a way, we had no issue getting along from the first conversation, Saltzman said. I was trying to do it also so the audience would see. That singsong, six-syllable name bounced around in my brain. 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