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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF sUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas September 7, 1961 RE: INTEGRATION IN DALLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS L7c a omc: SE On September 7, 1961, Burglary and Theft ae that was arrested by Daiiag Police Department Burglary an heft Detectives who were assigned surveillance duty at Ben Milam Grammar School in Dallas, Texas, one of the eight Dallas schools being integrated. Ld bad just driven up to the school an arrested Ra wae in nneeaeeeinn af a crude wooden eross about eight feet in height, which he admitted assembling at the home of his aunt and soaking same With gasoline. He also ha two ounce prescripticn- type bottie full of gasoline was arrested before planting the cross and setting same on fire. —-> denied belonging to any organization or affiliation with any kind of organization oF c or conspiring me ad aee eed fede eles eiéh eaewenne 21 ee aTteadeeal hea Wh WAL UBS SLUG WAR PASM FAS RV sise wb LBS + conceived the plan after viewing extensive er isis reports of peaceful desegregation of Dallas Public Schools on September 6, 1961. claimed he was bitterly opposed to integration and ciaimed most of the people in Dallas are against tegration, but no one is doing anything to stop it. leims he planned to burn the cross to draw attention to integration and t ry to get the people of Dallas to oppose integration. was fingerprinted and phat¢adveanmhaad he the Nealitaewe fal Naneaeéeuan t ae ewR eo apace ws MSL,48608 Fh EP LETH Ys is being in the “alias. Co further advised that the investiga- tive report of was being furnished by Dalles SEED to Dalles school authorities an the press. C¥— 10 CFE. Las . —s=