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RE: TRAVEL BY JAMES FARMER, NATIONAL
. DIRECTOR, CONGRESS OF RACIAL
EQUALITY, To WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI,
JUNE 16, 1965
RACIAL MATTER
The following individuals were advised on
June l6, 1965, of the anticipated arrival of James
Farmer on that date in Waveland, Mississippi.
1! I | Mississippi
Highway Safety Patrol, Gulfport,
Mississippi.
2! Sylvan J. Ladner, Jr., Hancock County b7C
Sheriff, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
3! [:::::::::::::::]City Marshal, Waveland,
Mississippi.
4!] |Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, ,
Mississippi. -
5! [:::::::::::]Intelligence Corp Group,
Jackson, Mississippi.
On June 17, 1965,] | bvc
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, Gulfport, Mississippi,
advised that James Farmer left Waveland, Mississippi,
at 3:15 P.M. June 17, 1965, going west on United States
Highway Ninety. He was riding with five other individuals
in a white 1965 Dodge Dart bearing 1965 New York license
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- On June 18, 1965, a confidenti-afl source, cfgiose
to _the planning committee of the Mississippi Freédoi i
Democratic Party," who has furnished re1iab1,,e;,,,,;,ormationa. in the past, advised that James Farmer had ,
at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party ponnsoredf c~ in Jackson, Mississippi, on the evening of.Jnn~e_f17, 196$. -
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in the morning of June 18, 1965, ,_'destination~ believedto be New York City. - .a
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File No.
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 7, 1965
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ALLEGED PLAN T0 HAVE
JAMES FARMER snow IN
BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA
A confidential source, who has furnished reliable
information in the past, advised that a Klan leader in theOri inal Knights of the Ku Klux Klan OKKKK!,g:::::::::::][;::::;JLouisiana, advised that the Klan woul' make no attempt
0 ge JAMES FARMER, National Di ialEquality CORE! in Washington andi I92 Louisiana see appendix for a characterization of the OKKKK!.
This same leader said in the event the Klan b7D
desired to get FARMER, they gel best opportunitywould be| No defini te
plans nor plot to injure or kill JAMES FARMER were mentioned
by the Klan leader. a
Another confidential source who has furnished
reliable information in the past, advised that he had
been in contact with this same Klan leader, mentioned above,
and no mention of JAMES FARMER or_interest in him was indi-
cated by the Klan leader. A
Local law enforcement agencies were advised on
July 6, l965,Qas follows:
I H A |Troop B,Logisiana State Police, Jefferson Parish, b7CLo isiana;
eerson Parish , Louis iana;
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Ilntelligence
New Orleans, Louisiana, Police|'D1v1s:Lon,
Department.
The following were advised on July 7, 19
I Army Intelligence, Region 5,
112th Intelligence Corps Group,
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Special Agent| I
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ALLEGED PLAN TO HAVE
JAMES FARMER SHOT IN
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InRe_ply,Please Rqferw 00170136? 27, 1955
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JAMES FARMEBJS v1;-s1'.r.' TO SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA, cc;-roses 17 TO
9<1T°BER 1§_:;~_1-.9.§L5 A or A
JAMES FARMER, the National Director of Congress Of Racial
Equality CORE!, arrived by plane at the Municipal Airport, San Diego
California, at approximately 11230 a.m., Sunday morning, October 17,
1965. He was met by local San Diego Chapter of CORE officials and
members and escorted by unofficial motorcade to "Jazzville," a
restaurant and night club at 4169 Market Street, located in the
southeast section of San Diego which is predominantly populated by
a minority race. A combined luncheon and press conference was held
at this location during the noon hour and attended by representatives
of the local newspapers and television stations. At this press
conference FARMR stated that he does not consider birth control
and planned parenthood as a form of racial gebcide for the Negro
in contrast to the Muslim view and that he favored and believed in
birth control. He stated that he does not know what action the
local San Diego Chapter of CORE would take in regard to alleged
discriminatory hiring practises at the world renowned San Diego Zoo.
He attributed the cause of the Los Angeles riots in the Watts area
to frustration of the Negro people in this area of Los Angeles"and
to police brutality which he stated can be verbal as well as physical
In explanation of this comment regarding brutality, FARMER pointed
out that the Los Angeles police in the Watts area deliberately
humiliated Watts residents in their manner and method of interro-
gation. FARMR was extremely vocal on this matter and stated that
he particularly does not like the word "riot" as he said what is
actually taking place is a "revolution." He then pointed out that
the misuse of the term riot only points out various isolated-
incidents which are all part of and connected with this "revolution."
He stated that the Negro is touchy and on edge throughout the entire.
United States and that there is no part of the United States in which
this feeling among the Negro minority does not exist. FARMER stated
that this feeling and situation has been smoldering for years as a
result of the treatment and resulting utter frustration of the
Negro. He stated thatthe whites are not conscious of the Negro
as a growing unit of society. FARMR stated that he does not think
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JAMES FARE/[EiR'S VISIT TO sat "olsfa-0,
CALIFORNIA, ocroera 17 TO
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much of the Muslims and chortled that in connection with the
demand for land within the United States as a condition for
their past and present condition of servitude, they, the
Muslims and particularly the deceased MALCOLM X and his followers,
wanted the Ste of California. FARMER stated that if any land were
to be given away in the United States to set up such a different
sovereignty, he would he in favor of giving away Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi.
At 3:00 p,m. on this same date FARMER addressed a rally
held at Mountain View Park on Oceanview Boulevard in San Diego
between MOth and 41st Streets, He was introduced by HAROLD KENNETH
HAL! BROWN, Western Regional Director of GORE and former Chairman
of the San Diego Chapter of CORE. Approximately 300 persons were
in attendance about 80 per cent of whom were Negro and the remainder
Caucasian. Mountain View Park is also located in the southeastern
section of San Diego and during the early part of 1965 and again in
August, 1965, was the scene of minor racial disturbances in Bar
Diego. FARMER called on Negroes to:
l. Withdraw their funds from lending institutions that
refuse loans on properties in desegregated neighborhoods
2. Use their buying power to boycott businesses that
practice discrimination and to support those that
do not.
3. Form cooperatives to create truly competitive businesses
that will attract whites as well as Negroeso
4. "Raise a loud voice" against segregation in schools and
discrimination in hiring practices.
5. Pursue their goals nonviolently-but relentlessly like
the "fealess new Negro of the Southed 92
FARMR said Negroes in the South have set an example for
those elsewhere.;-
"There is a new Negro today in the South, he said, "He
is no longer afraid of going to jail or of being beaten, He is going
to register to vote even though he knows that it could mean his deathl
Negroes everywhere need to be motivated like those in the South,"
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FARMR said he was "distressed" that "1: the great city
of San Diego there is not a single black councilman.
t hi "Ii you unite," he said, "you can put up a candidate end
ge m elec ed."
FARMR said the Jail sentences received by local GORE
members recently were La small price to pay for the grogress made
by demonstrations against what he said were disoriminatory hiring
practices at a bank here.
CORE leaders led a group sing and took up a collection
that added $127.60 to the organization's treasuxy before the rally
ended. $67.40 was collected at the press luncheon.
Later that evening October 17, 1965, FAEMER again eecke
.to individuals gathered at"Jazzville"at what was described as'e
come one-come all party to give all friends of the civil riqttr
movement an opportunity to meet and talk with FAREEE.
On Monday, October 18, 1965, FARMER addressee s crowd
of 800 in Peterson*s Gymnasium at San Diego State Sol egei He
said civil rights organizations should avoid §G$itie;~ on tiet Ham.
He then went on to state:
_"'My feeling is that individual members of civil rights
organizations have a responsibility to be informed on foreign
policy, Farmer said.
bwever, he added, an official stand would narrow a
civil rights organization's base of action.
"Farmer voiced the view that the Vietnamese war wouldhave no direct bearing on the civil rights movement in the Fnited
S ates. .
"He said he does believe dollars used in Viet es could
be spent more constructively to stop poverty at home.
"'We could take money out of the defense budget without
jeopardizing the security of our country, ne said.
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"Farmer called President Johnson's war on poverty
'a piddling, little step" toward meeting the crisis of ourcities. '
"He called for $1.5 brillion to $25 billion yearly to
do the Job."
There was no disturbance or disorder during the entire
visit of FARMER to San Lego, October 17 to 18, 1965, and no
arrests or incidents were reported by law enforcement agencies.
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On May 20, 19661 J_ IN3§l2§§l~§§§2i$lQQ~iQEm$hQwAQM%25a@&h$»Q$~Q§IQG§Q~E§QHla E
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Equality @RE!, was scheduled to speak in futureat Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. Eiigggigistated he b7C
expected to be present when FARMER spoke. stated he
could furnish no further details at the time.
Cu May 25, 1966, Chief of Police RAYMOND BEARY,
Winter Park, Florida, advised that he had heard JAMES FARHER, w
former head of CCRE, was*schedu1ed to Sheik at Rollins College,
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1966, reported the information that FARMB, iermer ofticial
of OCRE, and now preedént or the newly-termed Center tor
Community Action Education, would speak at the Annie Russell
Theatre,-Rollins College, at 8:Q0 p.m., May 26, 196$, under E
the-sponsorship of the Educational Entertainnnt Committee
of Rollins Center. This last-mentioned group was described
as an independent student organization. FARMEB was described;
as the last speaker in the Distinguished Personalities T
sponsored by the student organization. Admission to the lees L
ture is $1,00, with free admission for students.
E An article written by MIKE WILLARD, "Orlando
Sentinel", Qrlando, Florid, May 37, 1966, stated that FARMER,
president, Center of.Community Action on Education and former
head of Congress of Raeial Equality CCRE!, spoke at the Annie
Russell Theatre at Rollins College on May 26, 1966. FARMER v
was described as talking in a low but steady tene as he en_
phasized "so much remains to be done in the civil rights l
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Subject: James¢Farmer Date Searched: 8/9/67
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any indicated at the end of this summary under the heading REFERENCES
NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY.
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James Farmer can be found in the
main file or elsewhere in this
summary.
ACLUIOIIIOCOOIIOOIOOOIOIOOOIQlIOOOOAmeriCan
CORE...............................Congress of Racial Equality
CORE,SEDF..........................Congress of Racial Equality
Scholarship, Education and Defense
Fund
HCUA...............................House Committee on Un-American
Activities
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MPD................................Metropo1itan Police Department
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SDS! 0 - 390 had its beginning in NYC, on 9/12/O5 when the Inter-
collegiate Socialist Society ISS! was formed. In 1919 the I53 was
reorganized as the League for Industrial Democracy LID!. It directed
its attention toward student organizatio the LID reorganized
under the leadership of James Farmer and not further
identified!. By 1960 the LID no longer me e qua ifications of a
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On 7/15/63,] /éof CORE,advised that during a meeting of CORE on 7/10 3, a member
of CORE, strongly opposed and objected to the regulations of the MPD
concer 'mitations demonstration scheduled for 8/28/63, in
WDC. ibed as a trouble maker and hard
to expel rom CORE.to handle and
indicate was con acting James Farmer in New York to request him
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"The Amarillo Daily News", Amarillo, Tex., dated 3/2A/65,
Carried a article captioned "Negro Leaders Labeled Red Dupes", which
revealed that Mrs. Julia Brown, who stated that she was a counterspy
inside the CP for the FBI at Cleveland, Ohio would make a speech atthe City Auditorium, Amarillo, on 3/25/65. The article quoted from a
speech by Mrs. Brown last year at Nashua, N.H., at which time she
allegedly stated that James Farmer of CORE was "a Communist dupe, but
I had better change that to dope as a dupe wakes up but a dope does
not. She stated that she classes Martin Luther King in the same
category with Farmer.
This reference indicated that Mrs. Brown was an officer of
"Silent Guardians, Inc." 2-107901!.
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advised Eéat the Independent Citizens Committee00-4393E;! geld a ra1l;3on 9/13/6h, at Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
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| Ifor Hoff Parts and Service, Inc.,
1122 Ash, McAllen, Texas, furnished a pamphlet entitled "Upside-DownJustice, The Albany Cases," on 9/28/64. He also made available a b7c
petition for an executive order to set aside the sentences of the
leaders of the Albany Ga.! movement, addressed to the Honorable Lyndon
B. Johnson, President of the United States, The white House, WDC, which
was issued by the National Committee for the Albany Defendants, 532
Mercer St., Albany, Ga. This petition, which was also set out in
above-mentioned pamphlet, was signed by James Farmer.
Pamphlet and Copy of Petition
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n 10/1/61*. I . I[::::::::::%:g NYC, advised that Farmer had no plans to visit anywhere
in Texas in he immediate future. She stated that during February, 1964,
Farm r was in the San Antonio area and in July, 196M, received a letterfrom? |Great Issues Lecture Series, St. Mary's
University, San Antonio, in which he complimented Farmer on his
February, 196A, appearance in that area and extended an invitation to
appear as a speaker should he ever pay another visit to San Antonio.
She stated that Farmer had no intention of accepting this invitation.
Subject of the file was "Southern Governors Conference, San
Antonio, Texas 10/10-iu/6n" 57-2038;.
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The "San Francisco Chronicle," dated 10/9/6h, contained an
article captioned "Suspension Hit - ACLU Steps Into UC Student Fight",
This article revealed that the National Directors of CORE and SNCC 1
attacked University»of California's political activities restrictions
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and urged the immediate reinstatement of the eight students suspended
for violating them. The ACLU announced that it would represent the
students in University hearings which were to determine the length of
suspension. James Farmer wired no date! Chancellor Edward strong
from New York that his group "strongly protests" the suspension of the
students.
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PSIL1 J protect identity! advised on 1o/5/Euthat at a mee ng ow - CORE affiliate group in SanAntonio no date!,T§:i:i;?§fffi%LRepresentative of CORE, stated that it
was the intention 0 o c et the Southern Governors Conference,San Antonio, Texas, 1Q/10-1H/gh 57-2038! every day that they had a 3
session. He further stated that there was a good possibility that James
Farmer would be present fdr part of the demonstration but that it was
not certain. we
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"The worker", dated ll/17/EH, in an article captioned "Negro
Leaders Ask LBJ For National Conference," revealed that seven Negro
leaders, including James Farmer, directors of the Council for United
Civil Rights Leadership, last week in a letter to President Johnson
asked him to call a conference on how to implement the Civil Rights
Act and develop broad anti-poverty programs under the Economic
Opportunity Act. Text of the letter set out!.
173- -A "The Worker" 11/17/6h ml
Washington Capital News Service dated ll/19/Eh, revealed
that President Johnson met on above date at the white House with
several leaders of major Negro organizations on a variety of aivil
rights problems. An informed source stated that the leaders wanted to
request vigorous enforcement of the new civil rights law and perhaps
suggest stronger legislation to ensure Negro voting rights in the deep
South. James Farmer attended this meeting.
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Point N presented a ta video interviewwith on 11/25/611. was questioned
rela to his ideas on the progress of the civil rights movement and
She racéa& t:2orLo£htheKcount§y. Aside frog wholehearegly iupparting everen ar n u er n r. an ames armer n e r a ac onthe Director and the FBI,[?::]asserted that during his work for CORE in
the past few years, his life had been threatened and at the insistence
of his New York office, he had turned the matter over to the FBI. Nothing
he said, however, came of the complaint, and it was presumed it had been
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This reference set out information regarding the criticism of
the FBI and the Director, J. Edgar Hoover, by Martin Luther King and the
effectiveness of the FBI in civil rights matters. This reference also
According to on l phonetic! not
further identi me with e esire o know about the methods
used by SCLC against Mr. Hoover. stated that the SCLC had state-
ments sent from all civil rights leaders, including James Farmer of CORE
to the President to complain about Hoover's statements against King.set out information regarding the activities ofLin late l964,E:i:i:ifh;jime King was chastised the Director of the FBI.
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The "New York Times", dated ll/29/6h, contained an article
¢aDti0ned" "U.S. Negroes Ask A Shift on Africa". This article revealed
that American Negro leaders indicated to the Administration that they
favored a complete revision of US policies in Africa, including the
withdrawal of support from Premier Moise Tshombe of the Congo. A letter
no date! sent to President Johnson and one to Secretary of State Dean
Rusk contained remarks on American policy in the Congo and other areas
in Africa which were drawn from resolutions passed by the American Negro
Leadership Conference on Africa 05-116631! held Sept. 2H to 27* in
Washington. These letters were signed by members including James Farmer,
of the Conference Call Committee.
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leave Jackson, Miss., on 12/4/6H, arrive in Atlanta on that date, leave
Atlanta on 12/5/6# and arrive in NYC on that same date.
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An article entitled "Marxist to Speak at Utica College Tuesday,"appeared in the 12/5é6# issue of the "Utica Daily Press", a Utica, NY,
daily publication. his article revealed that Dr. Herbert Aptheker
would speak on 12/8/6M and that other seminar speakers during thatsemester included James Farmer. Newspaper article set out.!
H Subject of the file is "CP, USA, Public Appearances of Party
Leaders lOO-3 .
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E::;;:]advised thatDallas CP mem er not identifi ' had attended a "Freedom Banquet not further describeda on 12/12/Eh,at Dallas, at which James Farmer was the principal spea er.§q929 b2
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k lfurnishedFarmer's ravel itinerary from Newark, N.J., on 12/3/6% to tti burMi where he would attend a rally under the direction of?%:::ff:::fj[§;ff::] United Citizens Organization. He was scheduled to leave Jackson,
ss., on 12/H/6H and arrive in Newark on that date. He was also schedulei
to leave NYC on 12/7/6h and arrive in Dallas on that date where he would
appear at a series of workshops arranged by the local CORE chapter. On
12/11/on, he would attend a banquet at Stemmons Tower Hotel and wouldspeak in Dallas on 12/12/64. He would leave Dallas on 12/13/6H to
spend a few days in Los Angeles. b7C
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This reference is a release from the Hall Syndicate? Inc.,
30 East 42nd Street, NYC, which set out the column captioned Inside
Labor" by Victor Riesel 2-82195! dated 12/15/6h. According to this
release Jim Farmer, three weeks ago warned unions in the construction
field that CORE might soon be moved to launch its own labor organizations
if the doors weren't opened to skilled Negro workers. "Jim Farmer has
considerable contact in the White House and has ndt hesitated to protest
against failure of either contracts or jobs going to Negroes", stated
Riesel.
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The "Evening Star", a WDC daily newspaper, dated 12/16/6H,
contained an article captioned "Two Negro Conference Leaders to Tour
Africa", which revealed that two leaders of the American Leadership
Conference on Africa 05-116631! would tour that country next year to
acquaint themselves with its social, economic and political problems.
James Farmer, one of the founders of the Leadership Conference, would
leave on l/3/65 for east, west and central Africa,
lO5ll663l-A The "Evening Star"12/16/ Aom
An article in the "New York TimesY§ dated l/2H/65, captioned
"Civil Rights Groups In Financial Squeeze" revealed that the major civil
rights groups, including CORE, relied on private funds for their support
and that all but the Urban League faced declining donations. Photographs
of the leaders of these groups were set out including that of James Farmer
61-3176-A "New York Times" _Mt 1/21!-/65
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deaIt generafly with a discussion of racial prolems in La.,
more particularly those dealing with activities of CORE. ar cu arattention was paid to statements by James Farmer concerning|[:::::::::::]
situation. no further information!,
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L file of Malcolm K, Little aka Malcolm X. These references set out
information regarding the activities of Farmer during the period
h approximately 2/QM/65 to 2/27/65 in NYC and wnc. He attended the
funeral of Malcolm X and contacted the white House for the purpose of
j discussing the assassination of Malcolm X. He suggested that the
assassination had foreign ramifications and indicated that the killing9 "was an international plot in a political killing",
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meeting of the San Antonio Branch of<TORE in San Antonio. During the
T course of the meeting Farmer stated that he was spending an extra day in
San Ant that branch, Following the; ImBBLin2Fnio_in_nrder_tn_heln_reQrganizs klk the reorganization of that branchl I Farmerk_ stated that he left the decision in the hands of the local chairmanli929
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On 3/9/65, SA's observed Reverends Martin Luther King, Hosea
Williams, Ralph Abernathy, and A. D. King, brother of Martin Luther King
along with James Farmer leading a group of marchers which started at
Brown's Chapel A.M.E. Church, Selma, Ala., on a march to Montgomery, Ala
This group was read the court order of Judge Johnson prohibiting the
92 march. They made no comment about the order read to them and led the ;
u marchers over the Edmund Pettus bridge. At a point beyond the bridge
the leaders and marchers were confronted by Alabama State Troopers and
were advised that the march could not continue. Martin Luther King
1 requested the marchers to return to the church and he led them on the
return march.
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Subject of the file was "Election Laws, Dallas County, Alabama"
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"The worker", dated 3/16/65, in an article captioned "ReutherSummons 'Coalition' To Act on 2nd Freedom March", revealed that Walter ///
Reuther summoned the national committee of the "National Coalition of .
Conscience" to meet in Washington's Hilton Statler hotel on 3/17/65, a
to consider another Freedom March on Washington to support the Selma
fighters, the bill for federal registrars and to oppose moves to repeal
voter reapportionment. Those who received invitations to meet with the
"Coalition" body included James Farmer.
lCg;;68MH-A "The Worker" 3/16/65
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The following references on James Farmer set out information
regarding Farmer's trip to Jonesboro, La,!to speak in connection with the
grievance* of that school. Farmer spoke on 3/22/65 and remained in Jones
boro until 3/2%/65. He met with leeal CQRE workers; no specific plans
for activity were made except that Farmer would observe student demon-
strations at above-mentioned school. He was scheduledto leave Jonesboro
on 3/24/65 for NYC and to fill a speaking engagement in Connecticut.
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unauthorized purchases and excessive expenditures.
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Selma to Montgomery, Alabam ugh Twentyfive, Nine-
teen Sixtyfive MA-285hM!. furnished information
regarding the program to be eIH at the Capitol s eps in Montgomery
following the arrival of the parade on 3/25/65, which included an ex-
pression of support by James Farmer.
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oh 3/31/65] |Executive Assistant to the
Assistant Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service IRS! 2-17909!,
submitted a list of individuals who were under consideration by the
Training Division of IRS to participate in the Service's seminars on
equal employment opportunities. Included in this list under the eading"Lecturers and Resource People", was James Farmer, CORE. [:::::::%::]
commented that many of these individuals were well known as having been
involved in civil rights activities. He requested the results of any
investigation the Bureau might have conducted on them,
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Corre1ator*s note: A review of serial 856, dated 4/7/65, revealed
that IRS was advised that no investigation had been conducted by the
FBI on Farmer.
An article in the "New York Herald Tribune dated 4/2/65,
captioned "Lt. Gilligan Suing NBC Dr. King" revealed that PoliceLt. Thomas R. Gilligan, M4-25962$ who shot and killed 15 year-old
James Powell shortly before the Harlem race riots of last summer, planned
to sue the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, Jr., James Farmer and the National
Broadcasting CO. for libel or slander.
In an affidavit according to this article, Lt. Gilligan
charged that either Dr. King or Mr. Farmer stated, on the WNBC-TV pro-
gram entitled "who Speaker for Harlem?" that was broadcast on 7/27/6#,
that Lt. Gilligan was mentally ill at the time of the shooting.
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Y pictures taken at Bogalusa on M/9/65 by an SA. Included in these
pictures was a photograph of James Farmer participating in the march
at Bogalusa.
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The "PW", issue of H/10/65, carried an article entitled
"Freedom Democratic Party Leaders Look at California." In a subcaption
entitled "A New Dignity," James Farmer was quoted as saying that the
aim of the civil rights revolution was not to integrate the Negro intosociety""as it has been", but to change our nationt so that we will
become sensitive to the cries of babies everywhere. Farmer noted that
the American Negroes evidenced a "new dignity" and "self esteem" engendered
by their new understanding and appreciation of their roots in Africa.
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groun This matter concerningFarmer was discussed in general terms and no threats or plans had actuallybeen made to take any action against Farmer. b2
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The New York "Amsterdam News", a New York weekly Negro news-
paper, dated 4/24/65, contained an article captioned "Benefit For Malcolm
X Widow, Friday nite". This article stated that the benefit would be
held at the Apollo Theatre no locality! on H/23/65 and that the honorary
chairman would be James Farmer.
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mation regarding the activities of the OKKKK and James Farmer during the
period 4/B/65 through H/23/65, in Bogalusa, La. This information
revealed that the OKKKK members distributed a leaflet which accused Mayor
Cutrer of Bogalusa of giving the city to Farmer. Farm r dto speak at a school when about 200 white men, led by[i;::ii:ff?ff?;T
formerly] |tried to enter the school. r ng a marc ,
a Klan member tried to assault Farmer.
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A letter from| ETJMayo Clinic, Rochester,Minn., dated 4/28/65, enclosed a mailing w ch contained a picture of
a rou of indivi u ' di g p :als::infju ng Martin Luther King, at a communist
training school. inquired if this was definite knowledge or
whether it was a smear campaign conducted by "The Councilor". The
above-mentioned mailing included, on the reverse side, a letter written
on the letterhead of "The Councilor" which was an appeal to participate
in the erecting of a billboard with the picture of ted above,or a cash donation. This letter was signed by[;:::f%;f:ff:f:iand an ad-
dendum at the bottom of the letter stated that ames armer ad advocated
that land in the South be divided up among "Agricultural Collectives" as
it was done in communist nations.
On 5/6/65,L;::::::::]was advised that information in Bureau
files was confidenti .
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I going to Atlanta, Ga., on 5 ll/65, to meet wit a n
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time spoke critically of oy Wilkins, NAACP, and James Farmer.
He sa e e it was time to get more militant, and that the CP must
emphasize economic questions in its contact with 5Ncc 99-439190!
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Iof the Council of Federated
Organizat ons at Canton, Miss., affiliated with CORE, advised
that a protest march sponsored by COFO and the Rankin County movement,
was scheduled for 5/28/65 at Goshen-Fannin School and to terminate at
Brandon in front of the Rankin County Courthouse on 5/29/65. He
stated that James Farmer revealed that he would consider attending themarch and giving a speech on 5/29/65. b7C
Brandon where they would hear Farmer. gave the itinerary of
Farmer's trip set out!. He also state he FBI in Jackson and
the Mississippi State Police had been advised of Farmer's appearance.ICORE, NYC, advisedthat on 5 29/B5 the marchers expected t: igfivi at the courthouse in
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them on 5/29/65. They also observed his arrival, speech and departure.
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Church, 27th Street and Girard Avenue, stating that "CORE is 100 per cent
behind the effort and they would fight right down to the wire with the
integrationists."
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were made including the speakers mentioned above, Farmer, and
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advised of a Conference on Peace and Change held at Georgetown University
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Georgetown Universit * introduced JamesO O ygarmer, who spoke on "Civil Rights and Peace." Farmer stated that he
was a Pacifist.
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in connec* on e a ove, that Farmer stressed the necessity for a
strong community political organization and the necessity for becomming
politically involved in the community for them to achieve their objectives
in the civil rights movement.
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To The Congressional Liberals, 1256 westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles
2H, California". This letter carried James Farmer as one of the
sponsors of that organization. This letter, dated 6/21/65, stated in
part "The groups of distinguished liberals listed here have Joined with
me in sponsoring a national Tribute To The Congressional Liberals dinner
in Los Angeles on Friday evening, August 13th, in the International Ball-
room of the Beverley Hilton Hotel. We shall honor those Congressmen who
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battles for c il rights, civil l and world peace". Qhis letter
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De artment, WDC, furnished photographs on 9/8/65 which were taken onH/gl/65, at Bogalusa, at which time James Farmer participated in a march.
On 9/14/65.[:::::::::::]Boga1usa, denied that hé made the
statement that he had twenty Klan members waiting to attack the Negroes
in the march led by Farmer in July, 1965. He also denied that he took
these men and went to the area of the march.
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The following references set out information relating to
activities of James Farmer in connection with a civil rights march he led
in Bogalusa, La., on 1/11/65. Information relating to activities of the
UKA in protest of the march was also set out.
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to observe a Negro march led by James Farmer. No further information
regarding Farmer was set out.
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meeting on 7/ll/65!
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The following references on James Farmer appear in the file
captioned "Testing of Local Facilities in Bogalusa, La." These references
set out information regarding Farmers activities in connection with a
campaign initiated by CORE involving voter registration, testing of
public accommodations and demonstrations protesting alleged discrimination
in employment. During the period 3/1n/65 to 7/11/65, Farmer went to
Bogalusa where he spoke at the Central High School. He was observed
shaking hands with pickets and then went to the Labor Temple where school
students had been advised by him to meet. He appeared on television
and stated that the Mayor of Bogalusa had attempted to split the Negro
community with other leadership. He left Bogalusa en route to New
Orleans where he was scheduled to fly to NYC. He sent out an appeal to
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July ll, 1965", the following information was developed:
Eastern Airlines JNew Orleads International Airport, advised on 77IE765 Egat James Farmer
departed New Orleans on above-mentioned flight and that he was accompanied
by an unknown aide. He stated that he felt that the bomb report was made
because Farmer, a controversial figure, was a passenger on that flight.
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The following references pertain to a march, rally and demon-
i stration in which James Farmer spoke and participated during the period
3/10/EA to 7/26/65, which were sponsored by CORE and other organizations
below:
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CORE,Citizens Committee for Minimum Wage, Congress of Puerto
Rican'MunicipaII¬ies, District 65,,Retail,iWholesale and Department1 §tore Union, NYC Committee for DecenEEHousing A "
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[::::::::::]advised on 8/lh/55 that Bayard Rustin informedRoy Wilkins of NAACP that the President wanted A, Philip Randolph ta bechairman of the ll/17/55 conference at the White House. Wilkins stated
that "you could not have Whitney Young, himself, James Farmer or
A Martin Luther King as chairman and Rustin agreed," wilkins stated that
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The following references in the file captioned "Brooklyn
Freedom Democratic Movement" BFDM! set out information which revealed
that the BFDM was formed with the support of James Farmer, National
Director of 0:1 ' m-uoers were reported to be attending BFDM
u-- -- --o _ described as a former CP member was the Information during the period aroximatel it 1 65
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The following references on James Farmer appeared in the filecaptioned "Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party" MFDPK. These referencesset out the activities of Farmer during the period A/2 /65 through 9/15/65
as indicated below:
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Farmer spoke at a conference of MFDP on 62-109555-79 Encl. p.2
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_ Farmer advised the MDFP that he would
92 arrive in Jackson, Mississippi, on 6/11/692 [tQ_address_a_:allx; I
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US Capitol Police, advised that on 9/TU/E5,
a member of the US Capitol Police overheard -
, members of the MFDP discussing plans to meet
§ at 6th and Pennsylvania Ave on Q/15/65, to march on the white House. £1 I
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a v se that he had received information on
9/lh/65 that Farmer was in WDC in connection
with this rally.
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The 9/15/65 issue of the "Washington Post", 62-109555-191 Encl. p.2
,_ WDC, revealed that the National Leadership for
Civil Rights prepared a statement for public
release on 9/1H/65 which urged that the House
"defeat" the attempt by its Administration
Committee to dismiss the challenge of Mississippi
citizens to the snating of the Mississippi House
delegation. Farmer approved this statement
"without reservation". Earlier during the day at
rally of the MFDP, Farmer threatened to start
demonstrations in WDC to bring pressure on
Congress to unseat Mississippi's five repre
sentatives.
It was noted that on 9/14/65, a MFDP rally was
conducted at the Lincoln Memorial Congregational
Temple, 1701 llth St., N,W_
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Q captioned "Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy".
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~ Director of CORE at New York, was a sponsor of an International Conference
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on Vietnam which was held at the University of Michigan UM!, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, September la through 18, 1965. This conference was entitled
"Alternative Prospeotives on Viet Nam" APV! and was under the sponsor-
Ship of above-mentioned Inter-University Committee, Office of Religious
Affairs, UM and Faculty-Student Committee to Stop the was in Vietnam.
A "handout" captioned "call" was distributed at the action workshops"
of the APV which stated "Join the Mobilization in Washington to Support
Steps to Peace in Viet Nam". This "Mobilization in Washington" was to
be held on 11/27/65, in front of the White House and at the Washington
Monument with sponsors as of 9/16/65! including Farmer.
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hearings of the SIS; Information regarding James Farmer was set out
which revealed that Farmer was listed as a sponsor of the Inter-
national Conference of the Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam which
was held at Ann Arbor, Mich., on September l through 18, 1965.
105- 38315-1796 Encl. p.194ca?
I tect iéentity!advised on ll/E765 that of the Alliedn-»
Food workers Union, AFL '
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references set out information pertaining to Farmer's activities
during the period 2/26/Eh to 1Q/3O/65 in various localities of the US
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Syracuse, had been elected vice-chairman of CORE.
Kansas City, MO., "Times"!
7/6/6'4
A press release dated 6/29/6#, from CORE, 100-4#2529-269 p. B,8}H
8 announced that Farmer would present CORE's 197,19demands to the Republican Party Platform and $5142!,
Credentials Committee no date!,
It was noted that the Republican National
Convention was held in San Francisco on T/13 through
16/64.
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of CORE, state at a meeting of the W,E,B, DuBois
Club of San Francisco, that CORE intended to step
up the pace and scope of its demonstrations. He
stated that he had been in recent communication
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§ regarding the activities of Farmer during
the period when he organized CORE in l9H2
. to 7/27/EA. He attended and spoke at
meetings and participated in demonstrations.
He was arrested at a sit-in and spoke on
WABC-TV about police brutality in NYC,
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§ whites and one Negro were found in Mississippi
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cue EEUUP Day Rally was discussed. It wasnot known whether Farmer would appearqK A~,
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cipate but an ex-CORE member did speak on
civil rights and the Negro.[;;;::::]advised!é¬at Farmer was a scheduled
spea er at the Independent Citizens Committee
sponsored Labor Day Rally on 9/13/BA, at
Philadelphia..-..-1 -§ <1 ;_ , I
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{ Director of the March on Washington! that
= Martin Luther King, Jr., who stated that if
5 "they could get all the members who signed
Wy_ a moratorium against civil rights demonstrations
I to make a tour around the country, it would be
worthwhile. He indicated that Farmer should
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"New York Times" dated ll/2H/64, revealed
that Farmer announced a general plan for"a
more meaningful militancy" that would involve
CORE members more directly in the political,
economic and social life of Negro communities.
This announcement came from CORE headquarters,
38 Park Row. Farmer stated there would still be
street demonstrations where they were called for.
He stated that the abstract political issues that
arose every week would not remain abstract with
" CORE.
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On ll/3O/6%, Martin Luther King arrived
at Kennedy Airport, NY, and was met by
individuals including a white male, possibly
aide to Farmer. They went into
I Airlines waiting room where they were met
by Farmer. King and Farmer closeted them-! selves in the "Admiral" room and remained
for about forty minutes.
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several criticisms on the functigging of I
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supplied by the oc a s orkers Party of NYC
was played. This tape contained an' address by
Malcolm X, which was delivered to the Militant b7C
Labor Forum in NYC on 1/8/65. This address s
in part that Martin Luther King and Farmer co
stituted tacties of the "White Government" to
contain rather than further, the civil rights
effortsa+M92/
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was the leader of the Nation of Islam who was
assassinated in NYC in the spring of 1965.tated i
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The "New York Herald Tribune", dated
T/7/65, contained an article entitled
"'Greatest' CORE Convention". This article
revealed that Farmer said the just-ended con-
vention in Durlmmn, N.C,, was "the greatest
in history" because it chartered a new course
for the civil rights movement.
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of CORE SEDF.
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advised thatl |a vised of meeting not identIT1ed1
w c ad been held in Pittsburgh, Pa., at
which Farmer spoke on civil rights. She
stated that the most important thing that
Farmer said was that although he was
following the non-violent way toward civil
rights, most Negroes believed in violence
to win victories.
This reference indicated that[;:;:::;:]
attended the Workers world Party a or ay
Conference in NYC on 8/31/63.
On 9/29/65J:::::;:;;;;:gadvised that the
national officers o ncluded Farmer,National Director ana[:::::::::::::]of cons,
SEDF.
lib ' n Luther Kins,
Stanley Lewison and an unknown
man, conferred n 1ng s o e suite ew
York Hilton Hotel, NYC, on 1o/30/65.
stated that he had been asked why King a not
been invited to the Vietnam protest march on
Washington. King stated that he was invited
but did not accept although the "Amsterdam
News" listed his name and that of Farmer as
sponsors.;
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Human Rights, NYC, and that Levison was a
secret CP member.
The following references on James Farmer set out information
pertaining to the March on Washington For Peace in Vietnam, WDC, on
ll/27/65. This information indicated that Farmer was a sponsor of
the above march and that he attended a March Committee press con-
ference on 10/28/65 in WDC.
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Pa., furnished excerpts from a publicly-taped recording of the speech
of Frank Wilkinson, Executive Director of the National Committee to
Abolish the HCUA 00-&33L 12/B/65, at the Unitarian Church of the
Lehigh Valley, Fountain Hill, Pa. According to this recording, Wilkinson
stated that the whole basic issue of civil liberty that was involved
was the national issue to abolish the HCUA and that the leadership
given by James Farmer and others in the civil rights movement were of
paramount interest. He further stated that the chairman of the HCUA
had stated previously that Dr. Martin Luther King, Farmer and the
SNCC people would be the next target of the HCUA.
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On 12/8/65, I an established c ntact underthe program of liaison with groups sponsoring integration[;::;:;;:::::::]of the Kentucky Conference of the NAACP 1-31762 advised a e
Civil Rights Conference at Louisville, on 12/16/ 5, co-sponsored by
the Kentucky Conference of the NAACP, would be held and that James
Farmer was scheduled to speak. b7C
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Louisville, Ky., revealed that Farmer was scheduled to appear at the
above-mentioned conference and to address a luncheon of the conferenceon l2/16/65.
It was noted that the purpose of the conference was to
discuss methods of direct communication with members of the Kentucky
State Legislature and to urge the passage of civil rights legislation
during the 1966 session of the General Assembly of Kentucky.
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The following references on James Farmer appeared in the
main file of Martin Luther King, Jr. These references set out infor-
mation regarding the activities of these two men during the period
approximately 12/29/6h to 12/16/65, as set out below:
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Farmer pledged his participation
by college students throughout; the
who were to have a one-meal fast on
and donate the money normally spent on food,
to the Conference of Federated Organizations.
The Thanksgiving Fast for Freedom, as it was
called, was sponsored by the US National Student
Association, the US Youth Council and the Northern
Student Movement. "The Worker" dated 11/17/6H, in
an article captioned "Thanksgiving Fast for Freedom
Being Held Thursday by Students Through out
Nation."!in a fast
country
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Farmer was scheduled to attend a conference
which King held no date, no locality! but he
could not be reached to participate. This
conference was an attempt by civil rights
leaders to unify in an attempt to influence
Presiden future Cabinet appoint-ments. t:i77iii7:jTon l2/29/6M!
Baton,Rouge, La., very casuaI1y" discussed
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of CORE was killed. [:;:::::::::::]wouldbe better if it were K ng as he was tt r b7c
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of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 6/lh/B5,!
to be as assinat when he wentLa.J i Herrennrtedl1_1
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QP¥ A one-day civil rights conference was Enc1.p.l
scheduled to be held in Louisville, Ky.,
on 12/16/65, primarily for obtaining support
for the passage of civil rights legislation
by the Kentucky Legislature, scheduled to
convene in Frankfort, Ky., on 1/H/66. This
conference was co-sponsored by the Kentucky
Conference of the NAACP, and the Kentucky
Christian Leadership Conference, anaffiliate of SCLC. anmen_mas_amnna_ihe_1
of the Kentucky Conference of theb7C
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North western Avenue, Chicago. stated that the white
man had always taken care of the egro an e Negroes of the South
were always happy until "communists like Martin Luther King and James
Farmer" sent their emissaries into the South to work up the Negroes.
He further stated that one of the champions of the Negro cause was the
renegade President Lyndon-B. Johnson. He said President Johnson con-
doned the peace marchers and agreed with draft card burning, otherwise
he would have the Justice Department trying them for treason.
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Bayard Rust n Director; ofthé march on WD a e ha heard that
Rustin was to become National Director of CORE. Rustin stated that he
had declined the position. Rustin also stated that Farmer James Farmer!
had sold out apparently alluding to Farmer's resignation as Director!.
This reference indicated that[:::::::::]name was on a list
maintained at King's County Headquarters CP, Brooklyn, NY.
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I II Orleans, protect identity! advised that|for South Africa, in New Orleans, was
eitended an invitation to a lecture to the Student Body at Tuskegee
Institute on the position of the South African Government. This invi-
tation was extended by the Curre t Forum, Tuskegee Institute,Tuskegee, Alabama 00-MHSU66!. Ef:fffjwent to Tuskegee on 1/6/66, to
fulfill this speaking engagement.
Above informant further advised |James
Farmer was present at the panel forum but did not participate, and in
his opinion was merely an observer.
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s a e a ames Farmer was scheduled to be n Bogalusa on the week-
end of 1/29/66, and that trouble was expected.
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Qer PROB! advised that stated on
the an s ou d have the same privileges and protection
as Farmer had from Bogalusa.
This reference indicated| Ind that? || |of the UKA in iuisiana.
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[Lg;:::::::]furnishe§]¬;e bulletin of the Philadelphia FightersFor Liber y and Justice 0 -#Q129l!, Bulletin of the New Emerging
Forces BONEF! for 1/66 and 2/66. This bulletin captioned "The BONEF
Observer" stated that as long as US imperialism retained its basic
character the Negro people were
labor in peacetime and a source
aims of US imperialism in war.
the bought and paid for lackeys
sands of Negroes who were daily
be bought.destined to remain a source of cheap
of cannon fodder for the aggressive
For while James Farmer and others were
of the ruling class, the tens of thou-
under the hamer were hardly going to
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_ I Charlotte, N.C ., On 2/2/66,|_¬hadvised that some of e t$d~¬1me racial groups were running into
difficulty financially and pointed to the fact that James L. Farmer
formerly of CORE, had resigned no date! and had taken a position with
common knowledge among Negroes that CORE the Federal Government. It was
was running out of money and that their sources of funds were drying
up because they had no causes or incidents upon which to propel public
sumpathy. He stated that Farmer could see the handwriting on the wall
and elected to leave CORE,
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dated 2/9/66, reported that will
Maslow, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress and also
a member of the National Board of CORE, accused the CORE organization
I _i¥j%WlU rig? E
owwtshmiihn W_,n,,$5»~~W
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T www».'%"*% n'V- it continued! ¬Fj;>¬;;<::?: § A *~** » - ;tw;1~,, i »»
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of reacting with flabby moral fiber to an Anti-Semetic remark made
by Clifford A. Brown on 2/3/66. Maslow resigned from the 39th member
National Board of CORE in protest against Brown's remark}
Brown also resigned from CORE on 2/8/66. James Farmer
called no date! Brown's resignation " a fine idea." Source not clear.!
157- -3n-56 Encl. p.2873
The following references on James Farmer appear in the file
captioned "Nation of Islam" NOI!. Information regarding the activities
of Farmer during the period 2/B/65 to 3/2/66 set out below:
ACTIVITIES
on 2/8/65J | not identified!
contacted Elijah Muhammed, Leader of NOI, and
asked whether more individuals should be at
the meeting like "Wilkins and Farmer or such",
Elijah replied it would make it much better.
A meeting was being arranged between Elijah
Muhammed, King, Roy Wilkins, National Exe-
cutive Secretary of NAACP, and Farmer. The
f h t h h it f purpose o whic was 0 s ow t e un y o
the Negroes in the US, and ould robabl eheld in Chicago on 2/28/65.%q!A meeting between Elijah Muhammed and _!
' ut r. was planned for
I |Efforts were being
made to have Farmer participate. A con-
fidential source, not identified, who had
furnished reliable information in the pagt.!
An NOI meeting was he1d[:%::;::::g at
hammed's Mos ue Saginaw, ic ., w ereE%i::::::;:;::;%:;¥spckke on the topic "Gods."
He state ha E jah Muhammed could not be
associated with Negro leaders such as King
and Farmer because he wa divin eaderwho was taught by Al1ah4f
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on 3/2Q L; esp,
c929292!advisggathad ee ng was h I. A s meeting! [spoke on Negroes and the struggle
for civ l r hr a r i ig s an s e a a te the March on Washington the
movement began to slow down and that Negro groups such as CORE and
SNCC were bought off by tokenism, He stated that the same thing
happened to former great leaders in the Negro people's movement, such asRoy Wilkins and James Farmer1$5LA~/ b2
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On 4/El/66, the Justice Department advised t thad been received from 3ames Farmer that a Negro male,Tif:i:f2?fi?ij
##-32703! had been b t n by law enforcement officers on or aboutH/16/66, fo1lowing[::fi:E]arrest and confinement after he had surrenderedto local authorities a ay Springs, Miss. His arrest fo1lowtf:fhf]killing
on of a Jasper Deputy Sheriff, Buford Bunch, at the residence of
that same date.
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The "Evening Star", WDC, dated 4/23/66, in an article captioned
"Libera1's Responsibility Cited in Negro Unrest, revealed that Roger W.
Wilkins, Director of the Community Relations Service, appeared on a
panel discussion on the ghetto with Mayor Arthur J. Hqlland of Trentgn,
NJ, and James Farmer president of the Center for Community Action Educa~'
tion. no date or locality!. Farmer stated that he was not predicting
riots for this summer but stated that he was disturbed by what was
going to happen because all the various federal programs were not chang-
ing conditions.
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k {Bogalusa Voters League,advised t at his organization was plann ng a march from Bogalusa
to Franklinton, La., on 7/1O/66, to emphasize the need for Negroes to
register in the parish, seek greater employment of Negroes in the
parish courthouse at Franklinton and express dissatisfaction with the
antiquated bond procedures afforded Negroes in the parish.
[::;::]further advised that civil rights leaders Floyd
McKissick an James Farmer, were contacted regarding their possible
participation. Q0 date, civil rights leaders had not replied.
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On 7/26/66,k Icons, called theBureau and stated tha he and Jim Farmer were conc rne d upset overthe trip Floyd McKissick was making to Cambodia. [f:::f:%revealed that
McKissick and four other members of the group called Americans want
To Know" 2-111078! left wnc on 7/25/66 for Cambodia on a fact finding
trip. He stated that he and Farmer were concerned as to how this jaunt
was financed; he said they both suspected the financing might have come
from subversive sources. He further stated that he, Farmer and other
officials of CORE were opposed to McKissick making this trip and
wanted to know if the Bureau could give either Farmer or himself any
confidential guidance as to Where the money came from. He was advised
that the Bureau could be of no help but his request would be kept in
mind.
It was recommended that if the Bureau came up with information
indicating that CP or party-dominated groups had supported this project,
the Bureau would consider alerting Farmer privately. This recommendation
was not approved.
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The following references on James Farmer appear in the file
"Racial Matters, New Orleans". These references set out in-
pertaining to the CORE activities of Farmer during the period
H/8/65 to 7/29/66. Farmer went to Bogalusa, Baton ouge and Minden,
La., at which time he participated in affairs protesting segregation in
public facilities and demanding equal pay and employment of Negroes in
business places and local government. He spoke at meetings and affairs,
led marches and parades, participated in press conferences and joined
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a picket line. Bomb threats were made in connection with his appear-
ance at Ebenezer Baptist Church on 5/23/B5 in Bogalusa. He led
civil rights marches and spoke at a meeting which were sponsored by
the Bogalusa Voters League. He also traveled to Varnado, La., to
attend the funeral on 6/9/65 of O'Neal Moore, a Negro Deputy Sheriff
who was killed in Varnado. He was attacked while marching in Bogalusa.
It was rumored that there would possibly be a racial riot in New Orleans
on the weekend of 7/29/66 and that Farmer was going to New Orleans,
however, as of 7/30/66 there appeared to be no factual information to
substantiate the rumor.
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The following references on James Farmer appear in the file
captioned "Racial Matters". These references set out information
regarding the CORE activities of Farmer during the period 11/5/64 to
9/19/66, a synopsis of which is set out below:
SYNOPSIS
Farmer hoped to meet with New York Mayor
Wagner and demand that NYC create civilian
review boards to handle complaints against
the police departments, undertake slum
clearance and form work brigades to clear
up the slums, according t " d" ated 11 5/64. :fEf:::f;::fi
was unaware o s
story as Farmer was out of town and would
be away until November 17 or 18, 196%.
Bu memo dated 11/10/6n!
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rights movement contents of tape et out!whichmas_heldl___1 notiven According to this
stated that in spite of the fact that Farmer
and others wanted them to believe in non-
violence, the days of non-violence were over.
Lk lof San Francisco CORE
spo e at the third anniversary meeting of CORE
held 1/30/65 in San Diego. He stated that
Farmer was presently in Ghana where he had ex-
tended apologies for not previously aligning
himself with the African liberation movement,
San Diego airtel dated 2/11/65!
LU University ofN. ., HERD on
2/17/65 that a
graduate stu ent of UN? had announced that a
rally would be held on the University campus
to protest several things including the
dropping of Farmer from the speaker's list
at UNC.
This reference set out information regard-
ing the CORE activities of Farmer during the
period 3/3/65 to 3/5/65, in San Antonio, Texas.
He arrived in San Antonio on 3/3/65 and spoke
at a meeting of CORE members. He stated that
the San Antonio Branch needed a complete reor-
ganization. He planned to speak to NAACP leaders
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Antonio Radio Station WOAITV, and a press +
interview. He stated that around the last
of March, 1965, he would be back in Louisiana.
He planned to speak in Austin, Texas, on 3/5/65.
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branch would picket Boyd's Department Store on3/1A/65, at which time Farmer would appear. he b7c
picketing was against the store for allegedly b7D
hiring too few Negroes.
On 3/15/651§t |st. Louis b7cPD, advised th the report that Farmer had
appeared in St. Louis was inaccurate.
Farmer was scheduled to speak at a fund lg%;5-$2-817 Encl.
raising rally sponsored by CORE in East St. !
Louis, 111., on 3/1M/ He sent ward that heunable to be there. | b7c
Committee Progress, Inc., East St. Louis, I11.!
The Kansas City, M0,, PD, accordin to a 157- -23-281 Encl. p.7|high police official, was informedl |
at
Farmer after addressing a dinner meeting at b7D
Beth Shalom Synagogue, Kansas City, about ,
3/17/65, addressed a group of the local cons
chapter, and stated "The summer of 1965 will
greatly surpass the activities of 1963 and
many things are in store". No reference was
made to the local Kansas City area and Farmer's
statement appeared to refer to the nation.
Cincinnati airtel dated 4/1/55, captioned l2g;6-1O~55l Encl. p.2h
"P 'b1e Racial Violence Ma Urban Areas !OSS1 JRacial Matters" evealed thatEf::::::::IRAC!
advised no date at CORE was instructed not ozto go to A1ebama§%§@Fermer, but that it shou1q@QUL/ b7D
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work in the local community in sympathywith the Alabama situationsxxkd
CORE headquarters indicated that Farmer
requested CORE members throughout the US to
demonstrate on 4/1O/65, in protest of the cur-
rent racial situation and discrimination in
Bogalusa, La.
[:::k]chapter of CURE, Davenport, Iowa.!
Officer[::::::::::]Human Relation S ti S QC OnChicago, PD, advised that a civil rights rally
was held on 6/ll/65 at Grant Park, Chicago.
Following speeches by such personages as Farmer,
the group initiated a march toward City Hall.
The marchers refused to obey orders of the PD,
and Farmer was among those arrested.
A press source not further identified! ad-
vised on 6/16/65 that the Mississippi Democratic
Freedom Party extended invitations to Farmer
and others to go to Jackson, Miss}, but no
confirmation had been received as of above date.
Farmer spoke at a rally of the Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party at the Masonic Temple,
Lynch St., Jackson, Miss,, on 6 s
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for y conduct. An attack by[:;:;]onl;%%iff?:;jresulted in[;:::::]being s o .F0 ow ng s incident, armer issued a
public statement that the shooting appeared
to be a case of police culpabilit and de-
a fullinvestigation.[jjjjjjj 80th Precinct, Brooklyn, NE;
Richard C. Tolbert, in a letter published
T/30/65 in the Kansas City Call", a weekly
Negro newspaper, criticized an article by
Justice Charles E. Whittaker, retired Jurist,
US Supreme Court, which appeared in the
"Kansas City Star on 7/25/65. Tolbert stated
that Whittaker should be down on his knees,
thanking the movement for such men as Farmer
for devoting their lives to preserving the
best of American tradition.
ce indicated that was[;::f:ii:f:fff7Pf the Young Adult Council,
ree om,_ nc., a local civil rights group.
Farmer had an appointment to meet with[:::]q;;;:;:::::::Lof the Governor's Office,a a assee, 1a., on 7/26/65, to discuss
voter registration in Gadsden County and the
general racial situation in North Florida.
He was scheduled to tour counties in that
area and to speak before the Nbters League
and Guidance Committee in Madison, Fla. He
was scheduled to depart on 7/27/65.
Golernor s OTT1ce, TaIlanassee
I lfor CO .
the r e 0 League and
of the combined Civic Organizations of Craven,i .92 _ __ A Q ¢ 5 .
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I
Car c untriesandi !ofCraven Operation Progregs, advised tha Hosea
Williams, Assistant to r. Martin Luther King_ V .?£I>
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and leader of the Selma, Alabama, march, would
be speaker at St. Peters AME Zion Church, New
Bern, N,C,, 8/1/65. This rally on
by SCLC, CORE, NAACP and SCOPE. stated E Sm
that no doubt Farmer and King would appear in New
Bern, if demonstrators reached 5,000}
This reference set out information regarding
the CORE activities of Farmer during the period
8/26 through 27/65. He arrived in Cincinnati
on 8/26/65 and led a civil rights march and
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building trades unions. A reception was to be
held on that date for him and he was scheduled
to leave on 8/27/65.
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Farmer visited the San Bernardino Freedom
School headquarters at 16A? North Mt. Vernon92
Ave., San Bernardino, on 10/15/65. During
an informal press conference, Farmer stated
that he was there on a fact finding visit..
He questioned local CORE workers and repre-
sentatives from the Community League of Mothe
1 LPD, Kettering,Oh o, furnished a copy of a le ter contents
set out! which was sen ' -ering on 9/20/65 from! !Committee for Human R gts. This letter e15796-26-79H Encl. P.% 3
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ayton, Ohio, requested permit for a parade for
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1O/16/65, and that Farmer was among those
invited to the parade.
Farmer visited in San Diego on October
17 and 18, 1965. He held a press conference
and spoke at a mass rally. He also spoke at
a party where friends of the civil rights
movement had an opportunity to meet and talk
to him. He spoke at San Diego State College
and there was no indication of any racial
' turbanse or any tyne Qf e.
law en-
orcement agencies in the San iego area.!
| | Racial Informant Prob.! protect {den V
CURE in Rochester, NY, and
made an appearance on the scene of the picket-
ing. Farmer shook hands with all the
picketeers and told them that CORE was behind
their movement for demands against the Rochester
Housing Authority and the Hanover Project
management.
Jackson, Miss., teletype dated 6/9/66, set
out information regarding the march from
Mem his Tenn to Jackson, sponsored by
At [::fi::j;::%:;f] Senatobia, Miss., eightV .cars arr e rom the North with Martin
Luther King as one of the occupants. He
held a press conference and introduced
Farmer from Atlanta but did not specify
Farmer's organizational affiliation. The
marchers stopped in Como, Miss., on above
dat where Farmer was introduced by FNU![;;;i;]as a leader of cons and formerly with
1 , Farmer encouraged Negroes to
register and vote.
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Farmer stated that he had returned on
6/10/66 to NYC from Memphis, Tenn., and
had no plans to participate in any civil
rights demonstrations in the next few days.
He stated that he would return to Memphis
the following week to rejoin the Meredith
march from Memphis to Jackson, Miss. He
further stated that he did not intend to
participate in the NAACP rally, NYC, on
6/12/66, but he might participate in a
march sponsored by the United Civil Rights
Team of the Bronx County UCRTBC! on that
date.
[:::::::;:]andl;:::;;;::]advised thatFarmer spo e at e r y sponsored by the
UCRTBC on 6/12/66, Bronx, NY.¥7'
This reference on Farmer set out informa-
tion regarding his activities in connection with
the March from Memphis Miss.,
which was sponsored by He
left Memphis on 6/9/66 or the march in Miss.,
spoke at a rally in Memphis in suppert ef the
march and had reservations for a flight for
New York departing Memphis 6/1O/66.
Farmer would teach at Lincoln University
in Oxford, Pa. He would be the first pro- ?T
fessor of social welfare at Lincoln Univer-
sity and conduct a course in "Social Move-
ments in the United States". He would teach
three days a week at the University and Main-
tain his residence in NYC.
The"Phi1ade1phia Evening Bullentin" a
daily newspaper in Philadelphia dated 9/13/66!
On 9/19/66,] |Batesvi11e,
Miss,, stated that he had in the past two months
received four threatening telephone calls. He
continued!
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stated that one of the callers identified
himself as James Farmer but that it defie'
nitely was not Farmer, as it sounded like
a white man's voice.
' "The worker", dated 10/22/63, revealed that a rally was
held at City Hall, date not noted, at which] |
spoke in place of James Farmer, National Director of CORE.
NYC advised that Qn 19126165] I | ,
On lO/26/66, Farmer, New York, advised that he had known[:::g:lSince 1960 wh h oined the staff of CORE. He stated thatwor e closely withii;:f:jin this organization. He recommended[:::?i]
for a position with e government.
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ar at the initials s oo or United Packin house It would appe < g
Workers of America in that the April, 1967, issue of the "New South
Student", the official publication of the Southern Student Organizing
Committee 00-AH2367! carried an article by Mike Lazoff regarding the
Florida Migrant Organizing Movement. A review of the Diary revealed an
6 hi h t t d t " G t a call from the Gaines- entry for l/2l/ 7, w c s a e in par .... o
ville goings. It seems that James Farmer is ' there. 7p.m.A a.m. heard Farmer and I went to a party atlf2;2i:iiii:j I met Farmer
and asked for his help in discouraging out-o -s a e a or from coming
to the'State of Florida...."
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which James Farmer spoke or was scheduled to speak during the period
196M to 2/2/67. These were meetings and affairs sponsored by the
organizations listed below:
GRGANIZATION DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP
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Scheduled to Speak
SCLC 1964
Convention*
Council on Human 5/A/65
Relations
Committee for an 5/13/65
Open Hearing on
Civil Rights
June 14-
28,1965AFL-CIO Summer
Citizenship
Conference
University of lO/19/66
Notre Dame Student
Government Academic
Commission
Student Afro- Ameri- 12/3/66
can Society a Negro
group at Columbia
U. NYC!
StudentfAfro- 12/3/66
American Society
a Negro group at
Columbia U. NYC!
The University 2/2/67
Lecture Series
*Convention held 9/29/6ASavannah, Ga. lOO-43879A-19H
p.7
Charlottewille, 157-6JH@184O
Va.
East Lansing,
Mich.
Austin, Tex.
South Bend,
Ind.
NYC
Probably
NYC
Tampa, Fla.
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Institute of Archiév '
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Canadian Anti-Aparik 10/30/6A
heid Committee
Communist Contrda
National Conference 3/21/65
of the South African
Crisis and American
Action
First National Con- A/2%/65
ference of the Medr
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Human Rights.D
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Savannah, Ga
NYC
Toronto,
Canada
WDC
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Matters" indicate that James Farmer spoke or was scheduled to s eakat the marches and rallies listed below during the period 7/19/g/to
2/?/57. These affairs were in protest of various racial discrimination
practices in the localities designated herein.
DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE
NUMBER
Scheduled to speak
8/26/65
8/26/65
11/6/65
SpokeCincinnati, Ohio 157-6-1O-62A p_1 M
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5/5/65
5/15/65
11/6/65
2/Q/67NYC
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY
Detroit, Mich.
Baltimore, Md.
Tampa, Fla.157-6-3A-176A Encl.
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11/11/65
5/5/65
6/2o/65
6/2o/65
7/2/65
7/21/65
16/17/65
1/16/as
Early
March,l967LOCALITY
St. Louis, Mo
Dallas, Tex.
Dallas, Tex.
Los Angeles,
Los Angeles,
Syracuse, NY
Philadelphia,
Miss.
Philadelphia,
Miss.
Durham, NC
Newark, NJ
San Diego, Ca
York, Pa.
Chula Vista,Cali
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DATE LOCALITY
3/14/55 East St. Louis,
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4/A/65 Los Angeles,
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6/21/65 Philadelphia,
Miss.
6/21/65 Philadelphia,
Miss.
1/16/66 York, Pa.157552-750
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1575-37-1731 71
IIThe following references in the file captioned Demonstrations
Protesting United States Intervention in Vietnam," set forth information
regarding the activities of James Farmer during the period early 1950's
to 3/15/67, set out below:
ACTIVITIES
On 6/8/65, SA's observed the "Emergency
Rally on Vietnam" which was held at Madison
Square Garden, NYC, under the sponsorship of
the National Committee and Greater New York
Council for a Sane Nuclear Policy together
with supporting organization and ascertained
the names of eighty-eight sponsors and fifty
nine patrons of the rally, including Farmer.
Material distributed by the conference
committee of the Inter-University Committee
to develop or promote the Alternative Pers-
pectives on Vietnam Conference, September,
1965, in Ann Arbor, Mich., included lists
of names of individuals identified variously
as "Sponsors for the Call" for this Inter-
national Conference or referred to as
"additional Sponsors and Supporters to this
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Call", which included James D. Farmer,
' set out
|Universityof Michigan, Ann Arbor, protect identity!,
LA/g;::::g:;hurn1she§l§?riier on 10/22/65, b2ca lone arch on ashington For Peace b7D
In Vietnam - A Call To Mobilize the
Conscience of America" which was scheduled
for ll/27/65. The flier set forth sponsors
including Farmer, National Director, CORE.
Flier enclosed.67
This reference set out information
regarding the activities of Farmer during
the period early 1950's to 11/27/65, in
NYC and WDC. He was a sponsor for a rally
on US intervention in Vietnam and of the
March on Washington. He was student
secretary of the Student League for Industrial
Democracy.
gi::::::::]furnishedSa mimeographed leafletan ouncing a meeting l2/l2/ 6 to organize a l?Tteach-in on Vietnam to be held at California
State College at Fullerton, Calif., on 2/17/67. b2
The leaflet indicated that the teach-in was to
have Farmer of Rand Corporation as a speaker.7?
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On 2/17/67, SA observed that a teach~in
on Vietnam was held at California State
Colle e at Fullerton C8exception of Farmer andI;;iif2i:;;:f;f?;f3;]
all the speakers were h y or ca o
position in Vietnam. Names of the speakers
were set forth on a program which was dis-
tributed to all those attending and included l?7
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Farmer, Military Analyst, Rand Corporation.
Copy of program enclosed.
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dvised that a teach-in would
be e on /15/67 at San Fernando Valley b2
State College, SFVSC!, Northridge, CAlif. b7D
The Women for Legislative Action would
support this teach-in.
Q IE;;f;f2f?i;i:fS%VSC protect identity! sche-u e spea ers included Farmer.
LA teletype dated 3/15/67, captioned
"VIDEM", revealed that a teach-in sponsored
by young Democrats against US Policy in
Vietnam was held on above date at San
Fernando Valley State College, Northridge,
Calif. Audience was sympathetic to speakers
who were critical of US policy in Vietnam.
;; Farmer, Consultant to Rand Corporation, was
speaker.
R09JC:;::::::::;j;dvised that a teach-in againstus policy in letnam was held on 3/15/67 at
San Fernando Valley State College, SFVSC!
Northridge, Calif.
ssvsc, protect identity! advised that the above-; AW. L; ='1m._ . ' ..__,! ' kk
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a legitimate campus organization at SFVSC.
Above informants advised that speakers
for the teach-in included Farmer.
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A New Haven airtel dated A/1 /67, in the file ca tioned"New England Committee for Non-Violent Action" 00-426761? enclosed
ailyer captioned "National Mass Mobilization to End the War in Viet-nam Now" which set out James Farmer as an endorser. This flyer
indicated that an assembly and rally would be held in New York and
San Francisco on A/15/67.
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On A/19/67,Lé |N.w., wnc,furnished a copy of t June I96b issue of "The Nigerian Students Voice",
which contained an order form of the "African Forum", a Quarterly jour-
nal of Contemporary Affairs hch was published by the AmericanSociety of African Cu1ture.[;::i%;]stated that the "Nigerian StudentsVoice" was a publication of e gerian Students Union In the Americas,
Incorporated 05-12768!. James Farmer no locality! %§ga3m5¢ thecontributors to the "American Forum", according to this order ggim
no date .
Publication enclosed. b7Cigg§1u2768-2 Encl. p.u1
The following references in the file captioned "Congress of
Racial Equality" CORE! contained information pertaining to the
activities of James Farmer during the period 5/H/El to 5/22/67.
ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH
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100-225892-A1-2 Enc1.p.1
¢?Tconnection with the CORE sponsored tour of an T ¢
inter-racial group known as "Freedom Riders",
"Richmond News Leader" dated 5/5/61, a
Richmond daily newspaper!Farmer addressed a rally at Virginia
a member of the CP, 100-225892-33-52 p.b.s a ed on hat CORE wa Q?ffront or anization I Ig an
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CP reading material. He stated
a e ew Farmer was a '
ed FhEI_ha_had_not_reneixed_£hiT material
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The 6/9/6H issue of the "Chicago Defender",
a Negro daily newspaper published in Chicago,
quoted Farmer wherein he described the pur-
pose of freedom houses,;three of which would
be established in Chicago. According to Farmer
each center would conduct a variety of programs
geared to serve the basic needs of the Negro
community that are ignored or slighted by
political structure.
advised that| Iclaimed that ¬ORg*}nsis§ed_hat_iLs1
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Farmer advised that pickets would be with- 100- 25892-5-13drawn from the FBI Resident Agency at Worcester, b3§2
Mass., on the following morning. He further
Stated that he would try to keep abreast of
these activities so that further picketing
would not occur. Farmer continued to be a good
contact although he was a little irresponsible
at times in his enthusiasm.
Bureau memo dated ll/H/Eh, captioned "Congress
of Racial Equality Sit-Ins, Worcester, Mass"_!
CORE would have a regional meeting of members
from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana
at Dallas from 12/ll through 13/Eh.was scheduled to speak on 12/12/6#.
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@ Farmer spoke on 12/12/64, in Dallas,
praising the efforts of CORE's Dallas chapter
in seeking equal employment opportunities, and
suggested that the city's banks should be the
chapter's next target. He stated that many
Negroes were becoming impatient with non-
violent tactics. He was introduced to the
crowd by John B. Wilson, a Dallas attorney.
The Dallas Times Herald" 12/13/6n!
}¢|<J |o5 2/21/6¬n$uA/I
U§gJised t -
W, San n on Qn HA2/6H | 'informant advised that
Farmer spoke at a meeti Antonio
a f RE, held at residence
Contents o speec se out!
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Radio Station WOAI-TV, San Antonio, on 3/5/65,
Farmer spoke about the integration situation
in San Antonio.
The "San Antonio Light", a daily news-
paper in San Antonio, dated 3/U/65, set outan interview with Farmer. L
¥mer advised that on 3/4/6§§Faad esse a group of individuals a St.
Mary's University, San Antonio, regarding
civil rights. Contents of speech set out!
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held in the Mount Zion Baptist hurch
s meeting
of the San Antonio Branch continued!
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of CURE, stated t Farmer had instructed b7D
him to have his group participate or hold a publicdemonstration during March l3-lH,l965 condemning b7C
the "reign of terror" in Selma, Ala.
Farmer spoke at a CORE sponsored gathering 100-225892-15-A
at the Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Detroit News"
on 3/18/65. Farmer called the civil rights , 3/19/65movement a revolution of the powerless because Q39!
of the little political power of Negroes in states
where few were allowed to vote.
Detroit News", Detroit, Mich., dated3/19/65, in an article captioned "Criticizes
Bystander?! in Civil Rights Crisis"!
100-225892-15-20 Encl.
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on 3/18/65, at the Central Methodist Church,
Detroit, Mich., where he discussed past
accomplishments of CORE in connection with
the racial situation. He urged those present
to participate in a march from Selma to Mont-
gomery, Ala., scheduled for 3/21/65.
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On A/7/65, Farmer spoke at Colorado State 100-225892-13-11 Encl.
University, Fort Collins, Colorado. His p,1; Encltalk was entitled "The Civil Rights Revolution", Qff
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and during the talk he outlined the history
of CORE and the problems of the NegrHe was introduced to the audience byT:2i22if::]E;;:::]a student at Colorado State University.
s appearance was scheduled by the Special
Ev nts B d f th As oi t d Stud nt at e oar o e so a e e s
, Colorado State, co-sponsored by Co; - rsity Chapter of CORE. ffififj[ii?:i:EE:fTCampus Security Officer, 0 oradoa e n versity! '
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was held a
Chicago. P ans for the National Conven on
agreed upon included efforts of "left"
forces aimed at electin a favorableNational Action QgggcilF I
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Under "Letters to the Editor" of the'New
York Herald Tribune", dated 5/12/65, a
I statement entitled "CORE in Bogalusa" addressed
"To The Herald Tribune:" was signed by Farmer,
He stated that columns in the above-mentioned
newspaper gave erroneous impressions of CORE
activities in Bogalusa. He stated that CORE
was invited to that City to assist in voter
registration.
Eugene Tournour was fired as Midwest Field
Secretary of CORE, according to Farmer. His
attendence at a secret strategy meeting of
the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America was dis-
closed. Farmer stated that Tournour was
removed from CORE payroll in December and
was not authorized to speak for CORE.
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Farmer would be in Meridian, Miss., on
6/20/65, to participate in memorial services
for three civil rights workers slain in
Miss., in the summer of l96#. He would re-
turn to NYC and would participate in memorial
services for the above-mentioned workers on
6/W1/65. I
Nat?g 3éZ¬$2D3$hZ£?f°i§pZ2£i§1§§ l2RE's
"carolinian", a Raleigh, NC, weekly news-
Farmer would deliver the keynote address at
the opening session.
H HThe Durham Morning Herald , a daily news-
paper of Durham, NC, dated 7/l/65, revealed
that Farmer spoke at the opening of the con-
vention of CORE in Durham. He called for a
major fund raising drive to remove CORE's
deficit. The"Durham Sun", dated 7/6/65, re-
vealed that Farmer called for a closed-door
session where he reportedly tabled resolutions
made by CORE favoring removal of US troops from
Vietnam and DR.
Farmer stated no date! in New York that
the Chicago bound task force would be an
unprecedented effort to register voters in
city Negro ghettos. He stated that short
range goal was to help Dick Gregory but that
this voter registration had long range impli-
cations which extended far beyond this cam-
paign. He added that CORE representatives
assisting in the Gregory campaign would liveAll , Ki .e, C
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with families in the Chicago area without
charge.
"Chicago Daily News", dated 12/21/65,in an article captioned QOO to Aid Gregory's
Campaign".!
On 1/3/66, various news media announced that
Farmer had resigned and that the National Action
Council had elevated Floyd McKissick to succeed
him.
| |CORE protect identity! advised that
rn Regional Convention of CORE was
held on 5/21/66, at the Labor Temple in
San Jose, Calif. The speaker stated that
Mayor Lindsey of New York had agreed to
sponsor a fund-raising dinner around the
resignation of Farmer. Staff resignation
made this event impossible.100-225892-47-32
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Jvrrrmrrw/ans ed tnat Los Angeies CURE had
attempted a farewell salute to Farmer but
could ge from the National
An article in the "Washington Post and
Times Herald", dated 3/12/66, captioned
"Farmer Strives for Better America", by Robat
E. Baker, set out the views of Baker on the
book "Freedom-When?" by Farmer. This article
stated that Farmer wrote this book as national
director of CORE, a job he resigned from in
February, 1966, to take over the directorship
of the Center for Community Action, a literary
and Job training project.
Baltimore airtel dated 7/1/66, captioned100-225892-A "Washington
Post and Times Herald"
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"National Convention of the Congress of
Racial Equality at Baltimore, Maryland,
T/l-A/66", enclosed a schedule for the
above-mentioned convention. On this
schedule, Farmer was listed under
Plenary Session dated 7/A/66.
News sources not further identified!
revealed that the Annual Convention of CORE
was held in Baltimore, July 1-M, 1966. AEublic session was held 7/3/66, at the Prince
all Masonic Lodge, 1308 N. Eutaw Street.
Farmer, former National Director of CORE,
spoke. He attacked the federal anti-poverty
program as a failure. The "Baltimore Sun"
dated 7/A/66, revealed that Farmer felt that
CORE demonstrations should continue to be
nonviolent.
HAn article in the Washington Evening
Star", dated 7/E/66, captioned "Farmer
Drops Literary Plan, Hits Politics", revealed
that Farmer announced that he was withdrawing
his proposal for an anti-poverty literacy
training program because Sargent Shiver, director
the Office of Economic Opportunity, had ignored
his request for four months.
An article in the "New York Times"dated
7/6/66, captioned "CORE's Exeleader Hired
by Jersey", revealed that Farmer had been
hired as special consultant on adult
illiterary for New Jersey's anti-poverty
program.
Farmer spoke at the
of CORE celebration of
Of CORE at the Holiday
dateL Portions of his speech set out. The
"Star Ledger," Newark daily newspaper dated
11/7/66!Newark-Essex Chapter
the Fifth Anniversary
Inn, Newark, NJ, noQ
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under the heading of National CORE~- 38 Park
Row, New York, New York was "National Director-
James Farmer."
"The Oracle", a Tampa newspaper dated l/25/67, -
revealed that Farmer would lecture on 2/2 67, in
the business Auditorium, University of South
Florida. The lecture was sponsored by the
University Lecture Series.25892-6M-6 Encl.
The I-0 - ¢.» - » CORE was formed in
'- - E who was, of 2/21/67,-0 o' o ~ -o Civil Rights Commission.
was a friend of James Farmer, who was
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A list of individuals registered at the
Lexington, KY., YMCA, 535 West second Street,
who were in attendance at the National Council
of CORE on May 19-22,1967, included James
Farmer, 165 Park Row, NYC. List set out!100-225892-27-16 Encl.. p.3
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b7CI ;JDe¢ectiveBureau, Lexington PD.
The Executive Institute, self-described as AA Not For Profit,
Educational, Research and Organizational Development Corporation,"
located in WDC, furnished a brochure concerning an Executive Seminar
to be held at the Sheraton~Car1ton Hotel, WDC, on A/A/67 to 5/25/67.
The instructors for the Seminars included James Farmer.
According to Bureau files Farmer was Director of the new
National Center for Community Action Education. He was formerly
National Director of CORE. He had been cooperative with the FBI in
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subversive action or association on his part./
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Brochure enclosed.%g%5-62934 p.2; Encl.
The following referencesTon James Farmer
captioned "Racial Matters, WDC". hese references
regarding the CORE activities of Farmer during the period 3/21/65
through 5/26/67. On 3/21/65, the American Committee on Africa featured
Farmer as a speaker at a conference in WDC to discuss American involve-
ment in South African Aparthid. Farmer was critical of the FBI in
his speech. He also spoke at a meeting of the Youth Organizations
United for Hdme Rule in the District of Columbia on 7/17/66, as,well as
a rally held on l2/18/66 by the Metropolitan Citizens Advisory Council
in Lafayette Park which was a rally to "save the war on poverty". On
5/26/67, he and other representatives of CORE met with a representative
of the Labor Department regarding their complaint of race discrimination
at the Sparrows Point plant of Bethlehem Steel Company, Baltimore, MB.appear in the file
set out information
REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER
157-6-53-611 Encl. p.l,2 Criticism of FBI!
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The English language weekly, the "Weekly Tribune", dated
6/U/67, published in Geneva, Switzerland, revealed that the primaryobject of Pacem in Terris*was to create a dialogue or "multilogue"
among nations or ideologies in actual or potential confrontation.
Among those listed in the press as attending the Pacem in Terris II
Conference in Geneva,during May 28-31, 1967, was James Farmer.
100- 91697-693 Encl. p.5<1/Q13
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of the Nationa
2M Rector Stre1 Conference on Black Power 2-111166! on 7/20/67, at
et, Newark, NJ.
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On Z/11/67,l Intelligence Division,
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ress of _ Newark,ter identified] Department
Episcopal Diocese, Newark, and announced that a National
Black Power, Newark, New Jersy; July 2O-23, 1967 2-111166!and would include seminars and workshops. This letter
a listing of Honorary Chairmen for each workshop, and
which included James Farmer.
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following references on James Farmer located in files
the Special File Room of the Records Branch, Files and
Division were reviewed and found to be identical with
this summary; however, the information contained therein
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Division were not reviewed, and it is not known whether they are
identical with the subject _ sr :
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out in the main file. Differences in source will be noted on the
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In Reply, Please Refer to
Beam Springfield, Illinois
May 10, 1968
SPEECH BY JAMES FARMER
MONMOUTH COLLEGE
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
On May 9, 1968, a source who has furnished reliable
information in the past, advised that JAMES FARMER spoke at
Monmouth College at Monmouth, Illinois, in conjunction with
Students Convocation Lecture Series - 1968.
Source advised that FARMER spoke in the college
auditorium to an audience of 400 - 500 people, consisting
primarily of college students and faculty. Source advised
that FARMER traced the social development of the Negro
and told why he is where he is today. He stated that the
Negro could not identify with the Africa they left or the
poor image which he had in the United States. It was not
until the emergence of African nations that he found a
people to which he could identify. He stated people grew
into racism because the Negro is portrayed in textbooks
and by the entertainment media as always performing menial
tasks.
FARMER stated violence on the part of the Negro
is stupid because the white people could wipe out the Negro
ten percent minority in retaliation. FARMER suggested two
changes; namely, ! Negroes must have political recognition
proportinate to their percentage of population which can be
obtained through a coalition within a voting district, and
! Negroes spend twenty eight billion dollars per year and
two percent stays in the Negro community because the Negroes
are spending to white-controlled businesses. The Negro mustbP¬gmgar%p§rfp%ners so as to retain more of this expenditure
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MONMOUTH COLLEGE
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
In response to a question, FARMER said WILLIAM
WORTHEY, JR., is following the Peking line.
No violence, arrests or incidents followed the
speech and the crowd disbanded quietly.
VU. S. Secret Service, Springfield, Illinois,
and Military Intelligence advised of the above information.
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not
to be distributed outside your agency.
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James L Farmer, who was born on January 12, 1920,
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mm: in the Uniiui Stain for may yearn. He the turmoi-
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nu om of thl 13 trudam ridnrl aboard the Greyhound bun vhmh
nu burned in Annistun, Alabama, in lily, 1801. H0 has bun
u-round on nvc:-11 occuimu on nindomumr uiurgu u-ining out
at racial dinmrbumu. Ho rnportodky in anticommunist and has
froqulntly directod hi: dinril inwtrd pl-creating émlmmist inl»
trmiian of orguuutinu with which la bu been ocmnc-utcd, including
CORE.
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larch on Washington in August, 1968. "lo reportedly in an advmm-to
of nonviolent ruistarmo in racial mattu-I. Whilo us-nnittod with
CORR, In prametod the concnpt H fighting diacriminaiima by paanctul
menu. no bu been coutactu an cumin of oi-unions by raprIli=It-
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in be no-opcniive. Ho has min Iurnilhed information caucorning racial
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