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Hugo Black — Part 1

122 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jun 30, 1951 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Hugo Black · 117 pages OCR'd
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who: DIRECTOR, FBI a ate SAC, KNOXVILLE ' JUSTICE HUGO BLACK ; ae a7 . INFORMATION CONCERNING - =e on ed _ prior membership in the Ku Klux -°. Klan in 1928, y Security .° and subsequently, a review of file was made by en agent of this office, and th & was found to contain a > letter fro his lett Me . er contained a statement to thet. 4+ ‘., &memberof the Ku Klux Klan in 19 he was a neighbor of HUGO BLACK in Alabama at that time; but - that he is not now a membéro “' BLACK did. Klan, having gotten out when. =!" It note hat lists a present address of ern and states he has resided | A, From January, 1941, to July, 1943, he... tas and from 1936 to 1941, he resided wad VIiGES Since vuLy LY resided at at e * Bt in ees Re et The above information is being submitted to the Bureau under instant caption for the confidential infor n Tae of the Bureau, in view of the information furnished by wy -* under Polygraph examination to the effect that JUSTICE HUGO ~, BLACK was formerly a member of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama. a A copy of this letter is being furpished to Birmingham s in order that the AEA - A investigation of may be reopened . for further tnvestigation to establish prior membership . es in the Ku Elux Kian, “*™ JAP sb © + 4116-35418 cc: Birmingham a re ee . | unior Organization); thay i ani wu who 1s a. confidential plant informant of vised on 3/24/5) that - had been 'alforded.a polygraph. DO a effect that, in explaining hhs reaction to the question of haves! 4 ing withheld information from comme nmenGhtee that he wag (3 / at —_ a? ae at an re Nol PRECORYAD ; . g ar | UITTIALS on oRTar v i.
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