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ir. Peyton Ford Deputy Attorney General Director, FBI WAT arrnrm Pwr wr errant 420 hae Oo PU MUO Ud Information Concerning . Reference ts made 19, 1951, wherein you referre ecirector of the Highlander Folk from Albert BE, Barnett of the Can University, Georgta. a hool, Monteagle, Tennessee, and . { er School of Theology, Emory f t i to you. In connection to your propoped letter to ¥r. Horton, I cannot accede to the proposal of hautng our Agents conduct inter- ufews at the Highlander Folk School “eitie versonael_ofthe—_school nresent. Prrt n at 2 face Sc TgeB eganet ne condone vy 1a ve n3tv vet O nA “LR no coe NR ervit¥us atthe an tnt €1 rei Qview Kis City, we fan. Wa ms ft , a +. a - ° it - an, *~ I have checked into this allecatton mace by Mr, Horton a Joi vent to assure vou that we have never tnvesticated the a PielJancer Folk School, any representativé of the school, or ether tnctvticual on the ground that the Etghiancer Folk ol col or the tnetuidual participated in interracial educattonal aciivittes nor have our Acents inguired relative to the inter- rectal aspects of that school. S/d yy “te A, a ea —_— ° gL: For your inforitation the Hichlander Folk School was c es trvees'ticated during the early 1540's. This investtsatten was ~ Og rnoricai.ed on allegations that Communist activittes were being t ff ~-peted on at the school. Pieoase pis—eiosed tn 1942S -and-ne a Yoo: bros tgeet fon on of the —seheot @esuch-has teen RaCE-StnCE That timew Geos hen ‘ur vour further information there is attacked herewith @ photo- (2-4 pPooone. tte copy of a four-page summary dated February 21, 19¢7, con- es eh vine hts sehoot. PPPLE Pay etre whe ED BY. ‘a eT OK Bak ra Ee aja , 3 . TE aes £ =< elm a ASR A G/1- PEL