◆ SpookStack

SF —_ L7 Co DETAILS AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALITORNIS. Informants, familiar with some phases of Un-American activity, including Commnist activity in the Northern California area advised they are im possession of no information indicative of un-American activity on the part of MARSHALL. NEWSPAPER LIBRARY FUES The library files of the “San Francisco Examiner” were reviewed on September 13, 1961. HERB CAEN's colum, dated July 2, 1956, indicating that "THURGOOD MARSHALL, fiery chief counsel for the NAACP, caused a slight stir Friday by refusing to be photographed with Chief Justice EARL WARREN ‘at the S.F, Bar's reception for WARREN and Justice WILLIAM O, DOUGLAS. Explained MARSHALL: ‘The last time I was photograph- ed with the Chief Justice, it was used for propaganda purposes by the anti-desegregationalists, I don't want to give them fresh ammunition, '" Article dated July 1, 1957, indicated that rumor had been circulated to the effect that MARSHALL had resigned as counsel for the National Association For The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which was denied by the NAACP. — BRabhaet be on oe ee - r Fact behind this rmmor, according to the article was based on the following: "MARSHALL, whe is equally famed for his skills as a lawyer and his hot temper, became angry during 4 discussion in committee over a proposed housing segregation resolution. "He stalked from the committee room shouting some- thing about not coming back to the meeting, observers said..." Article dated June 27, 1956, captioned "NAACP Hears Promise of Court Battle” indicated that on the evening of | Tune 26, 1956, the opening session of an NAACP convention held at Civic Auditoriwna, San Francisco, was addressed by MARSHALL and that MARSHALL atated, in part, "'The wave of Anti-Negro terror in the Deep South, the unwill ss of State officials to protect our people and the inability of the Federal Government to protect them have given new weapons to the Commmists for their propaganda. -2- yal