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ey POET IN OCT 9 re oe Ba | a J a TU RRR aT srg: nen oe ; a FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION We ‘SOR’ INATEDAT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI FLENO. 196.1309 { re MADE aT CATE WHEN MADE | PERIOD FOR _ AEPCAT MADE BY WHICH MACE UA CKSUi, Missis.1Fi I | 12/30/h2 2/l, 6/2 TITLE CHARACTER OF CARE 17: . Cesc CLIB = JEFFERSON county 7°" foe an _ INTERNAL SECURITY - aascmanT: 0 _-Rumore received of existence of Eleanor BY NOPSis On race: _ Club in Jefferson Co., Miss. Investigation - fails to reveal actual existence of such club, DETAILS: | — ne : This investigation was instituted asa result of the receipt of many rumrs that an Eleanor Club had been organized among the negroes of Jefferson County, and that euch club was Leading to race trouble in this county .s AT LORMAN, MISSISSIPPI - ; SCs advised that pursuant to a previous request mde of him, he had made numerous Inquiries throughout the county, both amo © negroes and~ the whites, concerning the existence of an Eleanor Club. stated that ' he has resided in this vicinity all his life, was brought negroes ard ; knows them as well as any white man could, He said that a large percentage of his patients are negroes and that most of them have the utmost confidence in him and keep him advised of all activities among the negroes in the county. He had asked many of them about the existence of an Eleanor Club and_bad particularly discussed the matter discreetly with the following negroeas a negro college, for the pase Miesissippi; | r wealthy neg n rhe the laboring class; and a World War Vete ip Southern negro who is constant Ly An. on act with negroes throughout the “county. _—— awvieed that he is quite certain | no auch © club existe efferson. County, << e may have been attempts to organize such a club, In his- opinion the negroes of this countr are quite loyal ~ tin octal equality with the wiitess He stated _ill ssor at and ane not jin any way; interested e APPAGVED AND | Serge A ort r. FORWAR if BO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES ‘ Nig ASS WAI