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Highlander Folk School — Part 16

97 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 96 pages OCR'd
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_ February 27, 1964 — 4 z Tym . * : x Mr. Hoover read your letter and of February 20th the enclosures, 8 eh aw et ; He asked me to advise you that the FBI is strictly sn © investigative agency of the Federal Government and neither makes? evaluations nor draws conclusions as to the character or integrity - of any organization, publication or individual. This Bureau doo > > not issue clearances, and in view of the foregoing, he trusts yqu,= © will understand why he cannot comment as you have suggested. z = re | . Sincerely yours, 7 TAA =e =. ae * ALL INFORMATION CONTAINE vost '8e os gee HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED SSL” tte oanay DATE dist BSR me } NOTE: Correspondent is::tot identifiable in Bufiles. The Highlander Folk School has been the subject of numérous allegations of being a communist school and the headquartre of communism in Eastern Tennessee due primarily to its racial character. These allegations have nof-been substant - and this Bureau has not investigated this organization. We ‘are cognizant, however, of the numerous munist atio gone! affiliated with organization. In view of the tenore of correspondent's letter it \6 felt that che does not warrant a reply from the Director and that the above letter ov« Toleon Miss Gandy's signature is in order. Her enclosure consists of a letter she Mob sp (8)0 ee ce ae CONTINUED NE AGE. | » ‘w 4 Conrad if , \ Det onch . Ce 7 Evane . ol Gale ae, - -_ Rosen Sullivan ' o . “ Tavel " ~ . aS iDller —- ae Tele, Hoar os. , i 4 Helmes . 4 ts Gandy ve f
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