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Mr. Peyton Ford Deputy Antorney General Director, FBI . : “FIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL ~ am ROE es INFORMATION CONCERNING _ of rr | Reference ie made to the memorandum dated May 3, 1951, which the Attorney General received from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., attaching a letter dated May 1, 1951, and a New York Compass" newspaper | article dated April Senator L cup er. ave made pnotestatic copies of thie corres~ pondence for our filles and are returning the originals herewlth to you, . rae os The encloned material makes the false allega-~ tion that the FBI is harassing the Highlander Folk School because of its interracial character. This ~ - allegetion was originally made to the Attorney General by Myles Horton, director of this school and, since then, . several individuals have written to the Attorney General in a similar veln, This previous corresnondernce has been discussed In our memoranda to you dated February. 26, 1951, March 13, 1951, and March 28, 1951. 7 Aon _ ‘3 wa a 4 3 ae No further action is contemplated by this Bureau regarding the enclosed material. ue j W aoust' du ‘ st > es mone onigvaa OAT Aye “he 3 HY 2 42g) b MN TT 2 195; ! ppcniserntey BY _waLen ig | on ces: we iw