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Sammy Davis Jr — Part 1

88 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Sammy Davis Jr · 88 pages OCR'd
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© oo - ¢ | hee i August 10, 1972 PO The results of a name check on captioned individual, ‘who you advised was born on December 8, 1925, at New. York, . New York, and who currently resides in Beverly Hills, California Were Furnished the White House on February 3, 1972. Since ~~" that time, our files reveal the following information which may relate to hin. The March 7,.1972, issue of "The Daily World,” a communist publication, reported that an all-star show had raised _.. $38,000 for the Angela Davis defense fund. It noted that : Sammy Davis, Jr., told the crowd of 6,500 that he wears a "Free Angela" button because he shares "her blackness." (100-461537-A) ~— Our files further reveal that on the same occasion, Mr. Davis noted that while he does not necessarily share the ies political convictions of Angela Davis, he supports her because she is a black woman. This benefit was sponsored by the Southern California District Communist Party, although this S sponsorship was not publicly indicated. (100-442529-3510) ie. ra In May, 1972, we learned that the Italian American = Civil Rights League (IACRL) was actively advertising a fund © 1 9 raising “night of entertainment" scheduled for June 4, 1972, _ ; & at the Madison Square Garden center. Sammy Davis, Jr., and ve : 2k Jimmy Durante were billed as headliners for this event. The . . 2 IACRL was formed in May of 1970 with several members of the 2269 =X organized crime element as its officers. The League was an ™ 1 wee outgrowth of several demonstrations directed against the FBI - 7 . Sag Office in New York City between April and June, 1970, which ORs ae ; demonstrations were originated and arranged by Joe Colombo, Sr. : ae identified as a leader of an organized crime element in New York, City, who was shot and gravely wounded at an IACRL- sponsored elt rally on June 28, 1971. (92-5509-313) Bates —___ Bishop ___—_- = Callahan ——. * Campbell —_— Cleveland ——. Conrad ———_ Dalbey Jenkins ——_ Marshall _——_ Miller, E.S. —— ‘Ponder - Soy ars _ Sele Roow == _NOTE: - Per request of Ale Mr, Kinley —— . Mr. Armstrong — t Pp ident. Ms. Herwig —— 5 Je UNIT b1C 3p eee
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