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Highlander Folk School — Part 9

68 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Oct 27, 1942 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 68 pages OCR'd
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THis CARE ORIGINATED av KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE ruzno, S112 REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE FERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY ~ WHICH MADE 74-3 | 1-343 —— —— ry 6) WILLIAM A, MURPHY (SAI CHARACTER OF CASE INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢ SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: As leads outstanding in Charlotte and _ Chicago Field Divisions relate more to | ‘ individual activities on the part of per- sons previously listed es lecturers and . on mailing list of Highlander Folk School, and do not relate to the activities of the school itself, investigation being closed, since there is no proof of Communist con- trol or domination in the conduct of the school, although there are many indications of liberal if not radical interests in it. | -C- OSES RUPUPENOES Bureau letter dated 10-23-42, Bureau file &-751l. ros NgvaTLss A review of the cutstanding leads in this case reflects that thay relate more to determining the present activities of persens who at one ot been atthaw 12 Fate! nwte 7f erarracd iy TKS or a i Soe Whi Jectur ers or recipients Set ade Me ke SO ] | 1éT | pondenes from the dishlender Folk School, rather than to any activity on the part cf the school itself. It is considered that further investigation ef thess leads is not warranted at this time. The “hariotte and Chicago Field Divisions : may hers fore air files "A s ter yron secaipt o EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED = NATE Md BY APPROVED AND iaasdaeeantldee bO NOT WRITE IN THESE ap: 2 ot ry I | ! COPIES OF THIS REPORT GS’ - Bureau { 2 - Charlotte @ - Chicago Knoxville i 7
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