Outgoing governor says they were ` ` tainted by naked racism '' Governor 's decree says finally that ` ` of 10 '' members were innocent . One former member went on to become leader of the NAACP . Tyson said the early 1970s were `` really hard and really bad '' and a `` bubbling cauldron '' of racially heated struggles in the state . Members of group have been out of prison for years , some have died .
Outgoing governor says they were ` ` tainted by naked racism '' Governor 's decree says finally that ` ` of 10 '' members were innocent . One former member went on to become leader of the NAACP . Members of group have been out of prison for years , some have died .