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m7 : a vont “ - © . ey ~) Officé Memotindum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONFRDENTIAL TO : The Director DATE: February FROM : D, M. Ladd SEE RPORE SCT Ie oEPATEND - BEEMstesthtd cr OF, SUBJECT: HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL EXOUPT REERE ston 2D INTERNAL SECURITY = C ji Bufile 61-7511 PURPOSE to Mr. Roger N. Baldwin of tha American Civil Liberties Union and SAC Robey of the Xnotville Office be approved. . vhese letters are concerned with the unfounded allegation \ ipa pee "recently conducting an ingu sow into the. Highlander Folk School apparently on the (groun that inter- pactal educatton t38 somehow ‘subversive. DETAILS : ™~. Under date of February 14, 1951, Roger Nr~Baldwin, former Director but presently Chairnan, National Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union, wrote to you as follows: _ "Dear Mr. Hoovers aed "Tt has come to my attention as a contributor y. to the Highlander Folk School at Monteagle, Tennessee, ake that agents of your office have recently been conduct- vo ing an inguiry into the school, apparently on the ground that inter-racial education is somehow "sub- verstve.! "T cannot quite believe that any such attitude correctly reflects your polictes, and therefore “hors venture to suggest that you may be interested to - check up on the inquiryfECORDED - Way 7 75h) — id) "We would apprecite DED al pavises of the facts as to why any investigation of Las Bog? has been modes * : \* Sincerely yours, : ™, wt _ 1 a x /8/ Roger N. Baldwin wee yo - Roger N. Baldwin” ~ 5 AP? Paesaren*s va Cn 4 . ~ skmb 4 7 7 C Aor CONFIGENTIAL | OC