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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 4
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serpent County, Micriesippi.
. of Afro Amrican iiorld War
Veterans, residing a » Hattiesburg, Mississippi, advised
that be felt sure tha ere Was such organization as the Eleanor Club
in Hattiesburg, uississippi or any other subversive organizations among the
colored folks.
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advised that he knew am was famitiar with the activities among all of the
colored folks in Hattiesburg, Missiesippi and that to his knowledge there was
no such organization as the Eleanor lub in tom or any othar subversive
organizations. He stated that the Hleanor Club was purely fiction created by
the white people because the colored folks had in many cases left their domestic
positions with the white people and had taken other jobs in National véfanse
work.) The white people being unable to obtain help had accused the colored folks
of belonging to the tleanor Club but there was ao such club to his knowledge.
Eee
ttiesburg, Miss~
issippi advised that he had checked around and had found that there was no such
organization as the Eleanor Club. He stated that to his knowledgs there was
no orgenization a.ong the chlored having any radical or subve:‘sive tendencies
in forrest County, Mississippi.
ee who js
familiar with the activities among the colored folks esburg, advised
fhat the negroes mho had coms from New Orleans to organize the colored people
in Hattiesburg into what he believed was called FATHER DEVINE CLUBS had only
remained one day then had left, destination unknown. He stated that he did not
know of the existence of an Eleanor Club in Hattiesburg or any other subversive
crgenizations among the negroes.
ay -::-:: County, Mississippi, advised
that as far as new there was no Hleanor Club in Hattiesburg, ississippi,
He stated also that he had never heard of a Father Vevine Club and did not
believe the negroes were organizing or holding any meetings to organizs in town.
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