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RE: TRAVEL BY JAMES FARMER, NATIONAL . DIRECTOR, CONGRESS OFRACIAL EQUALITY,To WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI, JUNE 16, 1965 RACIAL MATTER
The following individuals were advised on June l6, 1965, of the anticipated arrival of James Farmer on that date in Waveland, Mississippi. 1! I | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, Gulfport, Mississippi. 2! Sylvan J. Ladner, Jr., Hancock County b7C Sheriff, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. 3! [:::::::::::::::]City Marshal, Waveland, Mississippi. 4!] | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, , Mississippi. - 5! [:::::::::::]Intelligence Corp Group, Jackson, Mississippi. On June17, 1965,] | bvc Mississippi HighwaySafety Patrol, Gulfport, Mississippi, advised that James Farmer left Waveland, Mississippi, at 3:15 P.M. June 17, 1965, going west on United States Highway Ninety. He wasriding with five other individuals in a white 1965 Dodge Dart bearing 1965 New York license ;;;a fiiméiéi E F é lséséiii M @AYF...l1li_..».*BY.$5 "'é§1/47 /pg, 3. T, _ r 4/7 ' I ~ arr I; ' .2 / _ . , > U _ v '
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In Reply, Please Refer to File No.
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ALLEGED PLAN T0 HAVE JAMES FARMER snow IN BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA l A confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that a Klan leader in the [;:: ::;JLouisiana, Ori inal Knights of advised the thatKu Klux Klan theKlan OKKKK!,g:::::::::::]woul' make no attempt 0 Equality ge JAMES CORE!FARMER, in Washington National andi IDi ial 92 Louisiana see appendix for a characterization of the OKKKK!. This same leader said in the event the Klan b7D desired to get FARMER, they gel best opportunity would be| No defini te plans nor plot to injure or kill JAMES FARMER were mentioned by the Klan leader. a W Another confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that he had been in contact with this same Klan leader, mentioned above, and no mention of JAMES FARMER or_interest in him was indi- cated by the Klan leader. A
Local law enforcement agencies were advised on July 6, l965,Qas follows: L I H A |Troop B, Logisiana State Police, Jefferson Parish, b7C Lo isiana;
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ALLEGED PLAN T0 HAVE JAMES FARMER SHOT IN BOGALUSA LOUISIANA
Ilntelligence |'D1v1s:Lon,New Orleans, Louisiana, Police Department.
The following were advised on July 7, 19 65: b7C I ArmyIntelligence, 5, Region 112th Intelligence Corps Group, New Orleans, Louisiana; ' Special Agent| I Secret Service, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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ALLEGED PLAN TO HAVE JAMES FARMER SHOT IN BQGALUSA, LOUISIANA
~This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
4* 92- !-__. - ' u 92. . , v~'t?:::-:: /3?"; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE "'*~;;'" 5 i FEDERAL BUREAUor INVESTIGATION San Diego, alifornia InRe_ply,Please Rqferw 00170136 ? 27, 1955 File No. . | '
JAMES FARMEBJS v1;-s1'.r.'SAN DIEGO, TO CALIFORNIA, cc ;-roses 17 TO 9<1T°BER 1§_:;~_1-.9.§L5A or A
JAMES FARMER, the National Director of Congress Of Racial Equality CORE!, arrived by plane at the Municipal Airport, San Diego5 California, at approximately 11230 a.m., Sunday morning, October 17, 1965. He was met by local San Diego Chapter of CORE officials and members and escorted by unofficial motorcade to "Jazzville," a restaurant and night club at 4169 Market Street, located in the southeast section of San Diego which is predominantly populated by a minority race. A combined luncheon and press conference was held at this location during the noon hour and attended by representatives of the local newspapers and television stations. At this press conference FARMR stated that he does not consider birth control and planned parenthood as a form of racial gebcide for the Negro in contrast to the Muslim view and that he favored and believed in birth control. He stated that he does not know what action the local San Diego Chapter of CORE would take in regard to alleged discriminatory hiring practises at the world renowned San Diego Zoo. He attributed the cause of the Los Angeles riots in the Watts area to frustration of the Negro people in this area of Los Angeles"and to police brutality which he stated can be verbal as well as physical In explanation of this comment regarding brutality, FARMER pointed out that the Los Angeles police in the Watts area deliberately humiliated Watts residents in their manner and method of interro- gation. FARMR was extremely vocal on this matter and stated that he particularly does not like the word "riot" as he said what is actually taking place is a "revolution." He then pointed out that the misuse of the term riot only points out various isolated- incidents which are all part of and connected with this "revolution." He stated that the Negro is touchy and on edge throughout the entire. United States and that there is no part of the United States in which this feeling among the Negro minority does not exist. FARMER stated that this feeling and situation has been smoldering for years as a result of the treatment and resulting utter frustration of the Negro. He stated thatthe whites are not conscious of the Negro as a growing unit of society. FARMR stated that he does not think
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much of the Muslims and chortled that in connection with the demand for land within the United States as a condition for their past and present condition of servitude, they, the Muslims and particularly the deceased MALCOLMX and his followers, wanted the Ste of California. FARMER stated that if any land were to be given away in the United States to set up such a different sovereignty, he would he in favor of giving away Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. At 3:00 p,m. on this same date FARMER addressed a rally held at Mountain View Park on Oceanview Boulevard in San Diego between MOth and 41st Streets, He was introduced by HAROLD KENNETH HAL! BROWN, Western Regional Director of GORE and former Chairman of the San Diego Chapter of CORE. Approximately 300 persons were in attendance about 80 per cent of whom were Negro and the remainder Caucasian. Mountain View Park is also located in the southeastern section of San Diego and during the early part of 1965 and again in August, 1965, was the scene of minor racial disturbances in Bar Diego. FARMER called on Negroes to:
l. Withdraw their funds from lending institutions that refuse loans on properties in desegregated neighborhoods 2. Use their buying power to boycott businesses that practice discrimination and to support those that do not.
3. Form cooperatives to create truly competitive businesses that will attract whites as well as Negroeso 4. "Raise a loud voice" against segregation in schools and discrimination in hiring practices. 5. Pursue their goals nonviolently-but relentlessly like the "fealess new Negro of the Southed 92 FARMR said Negroes in the South have set an example for those elsewhere.;- "There is a new Negro today in the South, he said, "He is no longer afraid of going to jail or of being beaten, He is going to register to vote even though he knows that it could mean his deathl 92 Negroes everywhere need to be motivated like those in the South,"
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FARMR said he was "distressed" that "1: the great city of San Diego there is not a single black councilman. t hi "Ii you unite," he said, "you can put up a candidate end ge m elec ed." FARMR said the Jail sentences received by local GORE members recently were La small price to pay for the grogress made by demonstrations against what he said were disoriminatory hiring practices at a bank here.
CORE leaders led a group sing and took up a collection that added $127.60 to the organization's treasuxy before the rally ended. $67.40 was collected at the press luncheon. Later that evening October 17, 1965, FAEMER again eecke .to individuals gathered at"Jazzville"at what was described as'e come one-come all party to give all friends of the civil riqttr movement an opportunity to meet and talk with FAREEE. On Monday, October 18, 1965, FARMER addressee s crowd of 800 in Peterson*s Gymnasium at San Diego State Sol egei He said civil rights organizations should avoid §G$itie;~ on tiet Ham. He then went on to state: _"'My feeling is that individual members of civil rights organizations have a responsibility to be informed on foreign policy, Farmer said. bwever, he added, an official stand would narrow a civil rights organization's base of action. have no direct "Farmer bearing voiced on the the view civil that rights the Vietnamese movementin war the wouldFnited S ates. .
"He said he does believe dollars used in Viet es could be spent more constructively to stop poverty at home. "'We could take money out of the defense budget without jeopardizing the security of our country, ne said.
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"Farmer called President Johnson's war on poverty 'a piddling, little step" toward meeting the crisis of our cities. '
"He called for $1.5 brillion to $25 billion yearly to do the Job."
There was no disturbance or disorder during the entire visit of FARMER to San L ego, October 17 to 18, 1965, and no arrests or incidents were reported by law enforcement agencies.
_ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be dis» tributed outside your agency.
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-., @ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .i' " Qw» ._92 ...I In Reply, Please Refer to .31, j File No. "Q; Eases? Elarida =,- .- u<. -f. 1 dune 14, 1966 ; I? 1 go -.; 1" ,- -i. JAMES FARMER -..;. %¬ .; Z ._ It _ H/// b7C r N3§l2§§l~§§§2 i $lQQ~iQEm$hQwAQM%25a@&h$»Q$~Q§IQG§Q~E§QHl a On May 20, 19661 J_ I E S NAACP!,_QIlan¢au;Elgids, mentio ed that he had heard that 92 JAMES FARMER, former official with the Congress of Racial ~ Equality @RE!, was scheduled to speak in future expected atRollins to beCollege, present Winter when Park, FARMER Florida. spoke. Eiigggigistated stated he b7C r could furnish no further details at the time. Z E Cu May 25, 1966, Chief of Police RAYMOND BEARY, Winter Park, Florida, advised that he had heard JAMES FARHER, w '.,._ 4 former head of CCRE, was*schedu1ed to Sheik at Rollins College, y =éi. 4- s Himun:£a q:¢ma1ught4uM;dEb: E :_:>W"ru +" r W .7! .. - n .~ I _ ~>4| I v 92'_j yo p JAMES Rgmms son ci a slave, in as ;*emi1 #l-I998 about his first J Y encounters with ssgrsg=;»w;t_iss and stated, "I can Bee the civil !92 rights movement as a csntinuation of the American Revelation." V, He was qucted as saying, "'192:>day, if-16, ip Negifp-that 1|-8 . fighting for his freedom" and "We §1 ,_e; not asking torn cup or coffee when we sit down at a, 1,unch,couatgz, w_a';:¢ asking £0: his.k dignity'u V . _ ;/ S % This document csntgins-';neither recomnqndationlimri conclusions oi the FBI. It is the pmparty at the FBI and - @ is loaned to your agency; it and i,t§Jq9pt6nt8 8?-'¢ n titp be distributed outside your agawy. - V . 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OF RACIAL EQEALITY ¬0 ' ' uld be abléi . M b7D ;to come to Huerta Rico for the_sa §< ~:~s/1L purpose ifthe MEIERwould handlethe expensesinvolved;§f _!Q92 M0 5 Y- ".'5 W %; :>: T 3:4-~ ii:-1 '5-.92 . I"I~ F . R 1. ._' LP; x, :Q{V , Vr - - | . - ' V _e fnis dacument camtains neither recommendations nor 1% eonclusiems@@f the FBI. VIt is the propenty_of'the FBI and is . - logned to y@ur_agency; it and its contents are net to be V , §.v ' V '_.d~Stributed é&tSide yqur-agenty. f_{ V . V , Q V . 0% J 1 * ._ V_ 1_[ V i_ - IA _ V . » ;- ' _CLAS ._V. VBY» 92i'_&j<<92~ " V JC.{ REASON-_FC'IM- 17,, . _ " ." A" Q V 1._ V .; DATE ow =. Yes. . K ; V - ~ V V ms mam V s""L/ ~ L " V I ' l ~ 3 mom APPROPRXATEAG11> ow .- . 7], V _ '-/f <'$,j'~'V=j. , _ ' " mvxsan oung r. w; 1 » A. 'vVmm ¢.,~.. 6-=0 Al_Im,'suns! <-92 V - A _ V .~wk '1 _ _ . 0401- " Qwu f > DATE . 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Lk / theRico saf I :1 M This document contains neither recohmendations not conhlusions of the FBI.E It is the property of.the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not t be distributed outside y° "?g E"'1 5° F "E E A E cuss av I K- '*="5 E V am|1'n~r FRIEit-. E Q - HE ' A _ 4 E *.;G¥eup SUPPLEMENTAL CORRELATION SUMMARY - See Correlation Summary dated 9/1+/63, 7/1/6h and 6/21/65, filed as 100-#3374H-2,15,38, respectively.! Ma nSee1F11 Klsg: N= 100-113371;!» I-U4-260671;LAS:§fF& E .12t -- 2/26/68_ §M _, m*"28759 REASON-FCI IIBY . kw '1*"<-/ 1574681 nun OF'-3, ' Ti Subject: James¢Farmer Date Searched:8/9/67 All logical variation of subject's name and aliases were searched and identical references were found as: ' cm j ,5§mes Farmer was K-q ame1" ;921 é iaéf:Jr{1ffs UQQL /J, J.Farm " /38.171 E Jami:Lecg'F ar1$1:rwHERES mWH0Tmm QL' L. arm ' f- 92 F. 'r <'*'2 , James A$7Farmer, -" _g_ff_JmmsS. James Leonard5Farmera rli dm #qmqafu__ {Times. James D. armer B g ,James E$@Farmer "m'?§5rn$ e cLAsssFis6d ' ,JamesI.!Farmer "gs DECL,A;9$iHE>§lii:.?i5{ _ _. -Ma 5-" 1'. HK-. ".3, T! " Thisis a summaryof informationobtained fonga review of all "see" references to the subject in Bureau files und r the names and aliases listed above. All references under the above names containing data identical with the subject have been included except any indicated at the end of this summary under the heading REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY. THIS SUMMARY HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR USE AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT ANDIS NOT SUITABLE FOR DTSSEMINATION. SIT IS DESIGNED TO FURNISH A SYNOPSIS or THE INFORMATION sE'r otrrIN EACH REFERENCE SANDS MOREDETAIL.INTN1-{Ni7¥SE'S Y1 THE GEIGINAE* I SERIALNIIJLR * 6* CONTAIN THE ZINFORIVIATION ,6 IN la Analyst Coordinator " App ogegv .r1/ || ug Q | >¬Qrmywmmwm ~ UMHASMHHIQ KP In M! * /0§f..Q. 11.1I g _ 44 _ ll 'M -.__J --I "J 92.-!§'§. ,=. $1. < i &; , ABBREVIATIONS _L ' F . "'k§&5 T i Add. info..;é;g;S;?f§§ g...... Additionalinformationin appearing this reference which pertains to James Farmer can be found in the main file or elsewhere in this Z 92w summary. m ACLUIOIIIOCOOIIOOIOOOIOIOOOIQlIOOOOAmeriCan E CORE...... Congress of Racial Equality CORE,SEDF...... Congress of Racial Equality Q Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund HCUA...... House Committee on Un-American Activities COCQIIOOOOIIOIOOOOQIQIIIOIOIOOKu l0 MPD...... Metropo1itan Police Department N-A-ACPQQQQQQQQQQQQIQIQQIQQQQQQQ'QQ9QNatiOnal ment of Colored People OKKKK»»-¢---1--».---¢».¢».¢.»»¢-¢¢»QT igi 1 Of KL} Ev p PDIQQQIIOIIQUQIIQ. OIOOIQIQIIOOIIIIPOJ-ice SCLC...... S0uthern Christian Leadership Conference SNCCOIICIIOOIIOIOOOOIIIOOIOOOIOIOOlstudent Committee UKAOOIOOIOIIOOOIIOIIICOOIlOOIOOIDOOUnj.ted- WDCOIIOUOOIQUOIOOOOOOOOOIOQIDOOOOOOwaShj-ngton, DOCO 3 P I L! A '3 W ' _ ¢ id » V» T :'~" gg-"%,k§_*> ;§ ; . .; E13! ;;f»92 ILMWI Ww~ . advisegathat the Studentfor aDemocratic Society SDS! 0 - 390 had its beginning in NYC, on 9/12/O5 when the Inter- collegiate Socialist Society ISS! was formed. In 1919 the I53 was reorganized as the League for Industrial Democracy LID!. It directed its attention toward student organizatio the LID reorganized under the leadership of James Farmer and not further identified!. By 1960 the LID no longer me e qua ifications of a $0¢ia1i$t Party front organization and a reorganization took place which resulted inthe SDS. b2 / f ; p03 "W14 § J27 b7C 92. On 7/15/63,] /éof CORE, » advised that during a meeting of CORE on 7/10 3, a member F of CORE, strongly opposed and objected to the regulations of the MPD concer 'mitations demonstration scheduled for 8/28/63, in WDC. ibed as a trouble maker and hard to handle and indicate was con acting James Farmer in New York to request him F to expel rom CORE. 157-6-53-896 Enc1.3p.3 WC E agf A "The Amarillo Daily News", Amarillo, Tex., dated 3/2A/65, it Carried a article captioned "Negro Leaders Labeled Red Dupes", which tE1 revealed that Mrs. Julia Brown, who stated that she was a counterspy inside the CP for the FBI at Cleveland, Ohio would make a speech at Q the City Auditorium, Amarillo, on 3/25/65. The article quoted froma L speech by Mrs. Brown last year at Nashua, N.H., at which time she -§ allegedly stated that James Farmer of CORE was "a Communist dupe, but I had better change that to dope as a dupe wakes up but a dope does not. She stated that she classes Martin Luther King in the same category with Farmer. This reference indicated that Mrs. Brown was an officer of "Silent Guardians, Inc." 2-107901!. Newspaper article enclosed 235107901-8pll,3 Encl. u advised theEéat Independent Citizens Committee 92 00-4393E;!a ra1l;3on geld9/13/6h, Independence at Philadelphia. Hall, E: According to informant, Jam s Farmer was scheduled to t end, but did K not appearb2 I for therally. rs l ¢ bl P Fm N continued! b7D - . __3_ 92 V I Q g i p U» H is 7. {Viri-1A_I continued! L M92__w_.~ i 1;,g__ i ~ F . {%nd[::::::::]reporteglsubstantiallysame information theas above. %gg§A393us_16 p.8b2 b7D | Ifor Hoff Parts and Service, Inc., 1122 Ash, McAllen, Texas, furnished a pamphlet entitled "Upside-Down Justice, The Albany Cases," on 9/28/64. He also made available a b7c 3 petition for an executive order to set aside the sentences of the leaders of the Albany Ga.! movement, addressed to the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, The white House, WDC, which was issued by the National Committee for the Albany Defendants, 532 Mercer St., Albany, Ga. This petition, which was also set out in above-mentioned pamphlet, was signed by James Farmer. . Pamphlet and Copy of Petition " enclosed 72al495-235 Encl. 1 ,. §?§1OO.. .. ,p,103551096 23 b2 Q?§ ConfidentialMail Box[:::::] __ Hp n 10/1/61*.I . I K. [::::::::::%:gadvised NYC,Farmer that no had plansto visit anywhere in Texas in he immediate future. She stated that during February, 1964, Farmfrom? r was |Great in the San Antonio area and Issuesin July, Lecture 196M,Series, received St. a Mary'sletter University, San Antonio, in which he complimented Farmer on his February, 196A, appearance in that area and extended an invitation to appear as a speaker should he ever pay another visit to San Antonio. She stated that Farmer had no intention of accepting this invitation. Subject of the file was "Southern Governors Conference, San Antonio, Texas 10/10-iu/6n" 57-2038;. 157 2038A p 1 2 b7c <21 ? The "San Francisco Chronicle," dated 10/9/6h, contained an article captioned "Suspension Hit - ACLU Steps Into UC Student Fight", This article revealed that the National Directors of CORE and SNCC 1 attacked University»of California's political activities restrictions continued! ; -/»/= 1' "~ - » ._ _':,'._.,,, F I I continued! 92;;;2§§;E?¬¬£ ¬' 1;_~.@¢i Li??? and urged the immediate reinstatement of the eight students suspended for violating them. The ACLU announced that it would represent the F} students in University hearings which were to determine the length of suspension. James Farmer wired no date! Chancellor Edward strong from New York that his group "strongly protests" the suspension of the students. t;?;151646~35p.17 Encl. 1| 1 PSIL1 J protect identity! advisedon 1o/5/Eu Antoniothat at a meedate!,T§:i:i;?§fffi%LRepresentative ng ow no - CORE affiliate groupCORE, in Santhat stated it of wasSan the Antonio, intentionTexas, 0 1Q/10-1H/gh o c et 57-2038! the Southern every Governorsday that Conference,they hada 3 session. He further stated that there was a good possibility that James Farmer would be present fdr part of the demonstration but that it was not certain. we I ~» %3;52o38-7p.3 Encl. b7D "The worker", dated ll/17/EH, in an article captioned "Negro Leaders Ask LBJ For National Conference," revealed that seven Negro W leaders, including James Farmer, directors of the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, last week in a letter to President Johnson asked him to call a conference on how to implement the Civil Rights Act and develop broad anti-poverty programs under the Economic Opportunity Act. Text of the letter set out!. 173- ml -A "The Worker" 11/17/6h Washington Capital News Service dated ll/19/Eh, revealed that President Johnson met on above date at the white House with several leaders of major Negro organizations on a variety of aivil rights problems. An informed source stated that the leaders wanted to request vigorous enforcement of the new civil rights law and perhaps suggest stronger legislation to ensure Negro voting rights in the deep South. James Farmer attended this meeting. 173-O-A Washington Capital News .- Service ll/19/64 <26 ; ~# *'l i T7 -5- k,»_ ' 92 . a +_ I - ' O Q Q » 5»_ ?7 V . . IWGHP-TV, 400North Main st., High withPoint onN presented 11/25/611.a ta was questioned video interview Y rela to his ideas on the progress of the civil rights movement and Sheeveren racéa&ar t:2orLo£htheKcount§y.n u er n r. an amesfrog Asidearmer wholehear egly n e r a aciupparting on the Directorand theFBI,[?::]asserted thatduring hiswork forCORE in the past few years, his life had been threatened and at the insistence of his New York office, he had turned the matter over to the FBI. Nothing he said, however, cameof the complaint, and it was presumedit had been placed in File 13 . I I b7C C5!! b7D I This reference set out information regarding the criticism of the FBI and the Director, J. Edgar Hoover, by Martin Luther King and the E effectivenessset outinformation of the FBI regardingin civil the rights activities matters. ofL This reference also Accordingin late l964,E:i:i:ifh;jimeto on l phonetic!was chastised Kingthe Directorof not theFBI. F further identi e me with e esire o know about the methods used by SCLC against Mr. Hoover. stated that the SCLC had state- ments sent from all civil rights leaders, including James Farmer of CORE to the President to complain about Hoover's statementsagainst King. -,.., LPi'~T! I b2 SI 1QO ! l-Ll-2529-1182p.3 b7c 41 The "New York Times", dated ll/29/6h, contained an article ¢aDti0ned" "U.S. Negroes Ask A Shift on Africa". This article revealed that American Negro leaders indicated to the Administration that they favored a complete revision of US policies in Africa, including the withdrawal of support from Premier Moise Tshombe of the Congo. A letter no date! sent to President Johnson and one to Secretary of State Dean Rusk contained remarks on American policy in the Congo and other areas in Africa which were drawn from resolutions passed by the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa 05-116631! held Sept. 2H to 27* in Washington. These letters were signed by members including James Farmer, of the Conference Call Committee. I22!-,ll663l-AYork "New Timeswll/29/64 SI 6Q-175-336-A Washington Capital News 6, Service ll/28/EH *probably 1964 _ A V ~~,_ L; .; K _4 , my I ~ "" 5 -*" 92>_ > Ky j N ' I " -6- 1*...» ' »*" DI w . _,t , 4 F _ ._ _, K F 92a¢ i I I Q. _ .._,., _ - ;s »-¢, -. A as T" 5 ___J,»~*v~* ": §?3»92 c t". t : e ~». i -§r...~¢:, _ 2,. -"' H ' _ E,w- L; | advisedthatc L Farmer ha made a change in His itinerary. 5he stated that he would E Y leave Jackson, Miss., on 12/4/6H, arrive in Atlanta on that date, leave N Atlanta on 12/5/6# and arrive in NYC on that same date. b7c Subject of the file is "Mississippi Summer Project" 57-1676!. r?l i %g;§l676 152U" 92. An article entitled "Marxist to Speak at Utica College Tuesday," appearedin the 12/5é6# issueof the "Utica Daily Press",a Utica, NY, daily publication. his article revealed that Dr. Herbert Aptheker would speak on 12/8/6M and that other seminar speakers during that < semester includedJames Farmer. Newspaper article set out.! H Subjectof thefile is "CP, USA, PublicAppearances Party of Leaders lOO-3 . s lOO-3 ll4-550 Encl. p.3 l <8! Dallas CPE::;;:]advisedmem er not identifi that ' > had attendeda "Freedom Banquet furthernot describedaon 12/12/Eh, at Dallas,at whichJames Farmerwas theprincipal speaer.§q929 b2 F I I mo r Gin b7C b7C k lfurnished J MiFarmer's where he ravel woulditinerary from attend a rally Newark, under N.J., onthe direction12/3/6% to tti of?%:::ff:::fj bur K [§;ff::] UnitedCitizens Organization.He wasscheduled leave Jackson, to ss., on 12/H/6H and arrive in Newark on that date. He was also schedulei to leave NYC on 12/7/6h and arrive in Dallas on that date where he would E appear at a series of workshops arranged by the local CORE chapter. On 12/11/on, he would attend a banquet at Stemmons Tower Hotel and would r speak in Dallas on 12/12/64. He would leave Dallas on 12/13/6H to . spend a few days in Los Angeles. b7C 'x- .92',- . - * vi " This reference is a release from the Hall Syndicate? Inc., 30 East 42nd Street, NYC, which set out the column captioned Inside Labor" by Victor Riesel 2-82195! dated 12/15/6h. According to this release Jim Farmer, three weeks ago warned unions in the construction field that CORE might soon be moved to launch its own labor organizations if the doors weren't opened to skilled Negro workers. "Jim Farmer has considerable contact in the White House and has ndt hesitated to protest against failure of either contracts or jobs going to Negroes", stated Riesel. 62~82l95 A yndé ate, Hall Inc. ,. 12 15 928'! The "Evening Star", a WDC daily newspaper, dated 12/16/6H, contained an article captioned "Two Negro Conference Leaders to Tour Africa", which revealed that two leaders of the American Leadership Conference on Africa 05-116631! would tour that country next year to acquaint themselves with its social, economic and political problems. James Farmer, one of the founders of the Leadership Conference, would leave on l/3/65 for east, west and central Africa, lO5 ll663l-A The"Evening Star" 12/16/ A om An article in the "New York TimesY§ dated l/2H/65, captioned "Civil Rights Groups In Financial Squeeze" revealed that the major civil rights groups, including CORE, relied on private funds for their support and that all but the Urban League faced declining donations. Photographs of the leaders of these groups were set out including that of James Farmer 61-3176-A "New York Times" _ Mt 1/21!-/65 held on h m eting deaIt generafly with a discussion of racial pro lems in La., more particularly those dealing with activities of CORE. ar cu ar attention waspaid to statementsby James Farmer concerning|[:::::::::::] situation. no further information!, £22373-2 p.13 b2 } b7D r- / r- ¢""" 1' .92_ 9292 9292w -" ~ . 1> ». . »/! 92/, 0 - I I;' A" , > X ' ¬; fr='l§ = ., » {QR. - rv ;; _:.:I A U" "'a _~ » ah ~> ~,-Z,4 Lu ~ _ ,1 - »~~v -1; 1 92. > _ ,» 34$~- _ -.; 1'l » F El 'i '1 =, __ .- s§; " " " . E ~ -~" T _ i I 5 g <3 ; 1 § »:» * ' 8 L ' The followingreferences on James Farmer appearin the main L file of Malcolm K, Little aka Malcolm X. These references set out information regarding the activities of Farmer during the period h approximately 2/QM/65 to 2/27/65 in NYC andwnc. He attended the funeral of Malcolm X and contacted the white House for the purpose of j discussing the assassination of Malcolm X. He suggested that the assassination had foreign ramifications and indicated that the killing 9 "was an internationalplot in a political killing", REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 100 399321-290 p.3 -293 92 -302 Encl. p.2 . -33M p.1 I i E [::::::::]advised that on3/3/65, JamesFarmer attendeda meeting of the San Antonio Branch of ~ ' -= "=--1°" F 3 = 1 A V K. > I 92 xx» , W 7' ;r¬s%f£é@@:j§§g, 92,~" ~. mi * §§ continued! 7 1, Subject of the file was "Election Laws, Dallas County, Alabama" 7 MA-12831!. 44-12831-565 Encl. p.9 2 <;>/ "The worker", dated 3/16/65, in an article captioned "Reuther Summons 'Coalition'To Acton 2ndFreedom March",revealed that Walter /// Reuther summoned the national committee of the "National Coalition of . i Conscience" to meet in Washington's Hilton Statler hotel on 3/17/65, a to consider another Freedom March on Washington to support the Selma E fighters, the bill for federal registrars and to oppose moves to repeal voter reapportionment. Those who received invitations to meet with the "Coalition" body included James Farmer. F. lCg;;68MH-AWorker" "The 3/16/65 z I SI 1 - - M b2 ks1 §?[kJ V. 5 The following references on James Farmer set out information k¢ LL:_ regarding Farmer'strip to Jonesboro, La,!to speak in connection with the é grievance* of that school. Farmer spoke on 3/22/65 and remained in Jones boro until 3/2%/65. He met with leeal CQRE workers; no specific plans for activity were made except that Farmer would observe student demon- strations at above-mentioned school. He was scheduledto leave Jonesboro on 3/24/65 for NYC and to fill a speaking engagement in Connecticut. E REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER E 157-288M-38Encl. p.1,2 18; '39 p']-:3 19 -M9-A1 p.1,2 19?" 22 _. -50 22 ~51 18?" -53 Encl. p.1,2 9! 157-6-33-2399 2!" *The School board planned to dismiss the athletic coach for unauthorized purchases and excessive expenditures. i ; !'I §¬ _ *4 A v _ ___x 7 .. am:~ W §§ ";'*-re2 ':5i "=~~. *~- _ 5 5 92 ' ' W a p ,, it in-. 1, -4 1 2 1.. ;.'. 92,,_ __,.; 3" a. 1..~i 4*p : '1'7 l - _ »- = 92 ' This reference set forth information regarding the March From 1 Selma to Montgomery, Alabam ugh Twentyfive, Nine- teen Sixtyfive MA-285hM!. furnished information regarding the program to be eIH at the Capitol s eps in Montgomery following the arrival of the parade on 3/25/65, which included an ex- pression of support by James Farmer. tg%;s5uu-31a p.6b7C %£7§#-285N#-374p.33 Encl. 92 oh 3/31/65] |Executive Assistantto the Assistant Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service IRS! 2-17909!, submitted a list of individuals who were under consideration by the '192 4, Training Division of IRS to participate in the Service's seminars on 5. equal"Lecturers employment Resource and opportunities. Included People",was James in Farmer, this list under CORE.the[:::::::%::] eading commented that many of these individuals were well known as having been involved in civil rights activities. He requested the results of any F2: investigation the Bureau might have conducted on them, it b7C f. 62-17909-855 p.l; Encl. 9% i LT Corre1ator*s note: A review of serial 856, dated 4/7/65, revealed that IRS was advised that no investigation had been conducted by the i FBI on Farmer. An article in the "New York Herald Tribune dated 4/2/65, captioned "Lt. Gilligan Suing NBC Dr. King" revealed that Police Lt. Thomas R. Gilligan, M4-25962$who shotand killed 15 year-old James Powell shortly before the Harlem race riots of last summer, planned to sue the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, Jr., James Farmer and the National Broadcasting CO. for libel or slander. In an affidavit according to this article, Lt. Gilligan charged that either Dr. King or Mr. Farmer stated, on the WNBC-TV pro- gram entitled "who Speaker for Harlem?" that was broadcast on 7/27/6#, that Lt. Gilligan was mentally ill at the time of the shooting. ##-25962-AYorku§e;2ld "New Tribune" 2 5 i <;/ 9. F . . t. ' "=-*~' ,,%ii.v,?_-_ p QQ 3 , _, {rw w ~ .-. .' - 2 t -I . ;=* ' ; , » ' ,., .-5 =.t»i< = an /' i . ~92 _.¢<@; '~~~'- "" iaasa». r.» ~ ~ 5. . F @~»»»»! 1" Z N» =. * _ ' J~ . TF*T*? ?:&=&ti§%$t 1 - 92A ~ A * ;;§'~~5*:W5"=5 ? ~f "/H M Pig Bureau Routing Slip dated 7/22/65, to SAC, New Orleans, ~ captioned "Racial Situation, Bogalusa, Louisiana" 57-6-33! enclosed Y pictures taken at Bogalusa on M/9/65 by an SA. Included in these pictures was a photograph of James Farmer participating in the march at Bogalusa. E2;-6-33-306#Pictures-enclosed Encl. Photo. The "PW", issue of H/10/65, carried an article entitled "Freedom DemocraticParty Leaders Look at California." In a subcaption entitled "A New Dignity," James Farmer was quoted as saying that the aim of the civil rights revolution was not to integrate the Negro into society""as it has been",but to change ournationt sothat wewill become sensitive to the cries of babies everywhere . Farmer noted that the American Negroes evidenced a "new dignity" and "self esteem" engendered by their new understanding and appreciation of their roots in Africa. 100-336032-HH2 p. 30 <16! discussion[::::::::;] concernng PROB! JamesFarmer advised on thatA/19/65 and thatmemberf_g£_The_ ngergrgnnd1 hehad overhearda ~> d1 l 28 indicated would that metbe any with attemptstrQng_m§a§n1eg_b members to integrate The Under- of groun This matter concerning Farmer was discussed in general terms and no threats or plans had actually been madeto take any actionagainst Farmer. b2 157-2859-2 26 D p.l; EH01. p.2 b7 b7C The New York "Amsterdam News", a New York weekly Negro news- paper, dated 4/24/65, contained an article captioned "Benefit For Malcolm X Widow, Friday nite". This article stated that the benefit would be held at the Apollo Theatre no locality! on H/23/65 and that the honorary chairman would be James Farmer. Subjectthe of filewasl | | I b7C CF67 ~= rw @n*- - - /x q» P 6 ~ 1 _ 1 1 ; JPH J » / ,_ - 1 " My I * .,», d=a3i§a%a g ;§ . ».a» A F D ' . ,...w92;.'92 " _ '1_ 1' "1 '' hf? i § L T; 1 := .2'.l ii 1;_}1._p.:92~ 5 Pi!»I K, his W W This reference in the file captioned "OKKKK set out infor- - mation regarding the activities of the OKKKK and James Farmer during the period 4/B/65 through H/23/65, in Bogalusa, La. This information revealed that the OKKKK members distributed a leaflet which accused Mayor Cutrerto ofspeak at Bogalusa schoola of giving aboutthe when city towhite 200 Farmer. Farm led men,by[i;::ii:ff?ff?;T r d formerly] |tried to enter the school. r ng a marc , a Klan member tried to assault Farmer. 105-ca 1801-399 p. 21,31-33 b7c Minn., datedA 4/28/65,letterfrom| enclosed ETJMayo a mailing w ch contained Clinic, a picture Rochester, of a roug p of indivi :als::infjuu ' di ngMartin LutherKing,at a communist ? training school. inquired if this was definite knowledge or whether it was a smear campaign conducted by "The Councilor". The above-mentioned mailing included, on the reverse side, a letter written on the letterhead of "The Councilor" which was an appeal to participate orin thea cash donation. erecting of a billboardThis letter withwas the picture signedby[;:::f%;f:ff:f:iand of ted above,ad- an dendum at the bottom of the letter stated that ames armer ad advocated *8- that land in the South be divided up among "Agricultural Collectives" as A. it was done in communist nations. 1 On 5/6/65,L;::::::::]wasadvised that information in Bureau files was confidenti . Mailing enclosed b7C 105-05 536-33 Encl. _ tee to advised Abolishthat| theHCUA }1oo-h33Eh7!stated going to Atlanta, Ga., on 5 ll/65, to meet wit a I n Luther King, Jr , James Farmer and Jgnn leaders] I L, is not indicate whether the meeting would e hefdon 5/Ilor I276q lgg§#33N#7-612Encl. p.1 jélL /// ¬;Tioo-112u3u-182b2 p.20 b"/D b7C k V Y ., '¢ is 7' 92 ¢ - g? I "' M . :.,5S¢" .. ,_ , . .: F i 92 E5?f §E¬?E y ' d §j%§k¬ kX for theC v s1e St. a vise Louisa ~ frimMay through I7 I§65. I9, DuringtJis time spoke critically of oy Wilkins, NAACP, and James Farmer. He sa e e it was time to get more militant, and that the CP must emphasize economic questions in its contact with 5Ncc 99-439190! and other groups. b2 % 1gg§#3919o-567 p.8b7D 92 b7C Iof the Council of Federated Organizat ons at Canton, Miss., affiliated with CORE, advised that a protest march sponsored by COFO and the Rankin County movement, was scheduled for 5/28/65 at Goshen-Fannin School and to terminate at Brandon in front of the Rankin County Courthouse on 5/29/65. He stated that James Farmer revealed that he would consider attending the march andgiving a speech on5/29/65. b7C J ICORE, NYC,advised 92 that5 on 29/B5 the marchers expectedigfivi t: theat courthousein v Brandon where they would hear Farmer. gave the itinerary of Farmer's trip set out!. He also state he a FBI in Jackson and the Mississippi State Police had been advised of Farmer's appearance. SA's observed that marchers were advised that Farmer would join i them on 5/29/65. They also observed his arrival, speech and departure. 92 1 173-Q-5#-29 EnC1. p.2,7,8,3O,31 51 SI to ara,l 15]-6-5#-5&0 Encl p.2 b7C /9*! '1 ofuCC E! ' 92 SIer? o para. - -3 -1 20 p.l,2 h92 advised t Lat emonsd ra t £1 ons a t G 1rard I Philadelphia College PhiladelphiaPD, Intelligence commencedUnit, at noon on 5/31/65. James Farmeraddressed thegroup at Saint Augustine's Church, 27th Street and Girard Avenue, stating that "CORE is100 per cent behind the effort and they would fight right down to the wire with the integrationists." ;, i§;¬u-37-126p.6 Encl. bvc kg I . I / y 92: V v l _. ,. ' .»i__ l Ii" t,. .- .7 £¢-? Aw.rm r ~ T O I A % eetrwss m-.2» _t_l P e =-_e~t. IV I i ....§<"" *,"* 3~§, Q 92 a ml:Y Officer;::;;:::::] .» @ . Human RelationsSection, ChicagoPD, 1 advised that on 6 ll 5, James Farmer y M at SoldiersField, Chicago,along withI I t [;:::;::]of theCoordinating Councilof ommunity Organizations other and 1, tooca civilfollow the rights leaders.ordersof theChicago These speaker [:;::iadvised in PD,tructed the demonstratorsduring that the march the demonstrators refused to obey or ers and numero s were made including the speakers mentioned above, Farmer, and b7C 157-4-9-151 Encl. p.2 >87 t si8%Si8%57-4~9"157 -A-Q-146En£J-e 1 b7@ In I1 protect identityYIb7D I kFO Panel Source, protect identity! advised of a Conference on Peace and Change held at Georgetown University I - , D O O c At the Q/19/65 y session, the I Georgetown Universit * introduced James a garmer,spoke who"Civil on Rightsand Peace." Farmer that stated he was a Pacifist. I I WFO PanelSource, protectidentity! advised ,-V in connec* on e a ove, that Farmer stressed the necessity for a strong community political organization and the necessity for becomming politically involved in the community for them to achieve their objectives in the civil rights movement. I§g¬Au293o-A EnCl.p.2b7@ *wDC b7D identity! urnishedLT ILos a copy of a letter under the letterhead "A Angeles, Tribute protect To The Congressional Liberals, 1256 westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles 2H, California". This letter carried James Farmer as one of the sponsors of that organization. This letter, dated 6/21/65, stated in part "The groups of distinguished liberals listed here have Joined with me in sponsoring a national Tribute To The Congressional Liberals dinner in Los Angeles on Friday evening, August 13th, in the International Ball- room of the Beverley Hilton Hotel. We shall honor those Congressmen who continued! b7C b7D . - ' em ,;».92,,~".w, V. ~ 92 I7 17.5 1 .92L i J _ 2-.A -=-.~,~.~7;,-.,, _ ...... » - J ,:..'1_P~ _ F l 0 6 have consistently been in the forefront of leadership in the legislative battles for c il rights, civil l and world peace". Qhis letter was signed by b7C Letter enclosed » .100-<»% 2778-3 Encl. p.3 b7C ;-. F F______ln_nnnneniinn_mfthDepartmentalinvestigation Attorney R0 er oore,ofE;:;;;;:::::;:] the ustice De artment, WDC, furnished photographs on 9/8/65 which were taken on 7 H/gl/65, atBogalusa, whichat timeJames Farmerparticipated ina march. Bar On 9/14/65.[:::::::::::]Boga1usa, denied that hé madethe statement that he had twenty Klan members waiting to attack the Negroes K in the march led by Farmer in July, 1965. He also denied that he took these men and went to the area of the march. LU?! I b"/C > The following references set out information relating to activities of James Farmer in connection with a civil rights march he led 1 in Bogalusa, La., on 1/11/65. Information relating to activities of the P UKA in protest of the march was also set out. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE mnvnasn R 105-71801-M09 p.60 i6§p 157-2295-'4 p.3,5 M Fl 157-3608-3 p.1,2 gggj A 157-3331+-2 p.6 .321 i x 157-M517-1 p.31,191 gaff }.' i The followi pertain to OKKKK members who attended 1 a meeting on 6/11/65* La., prior to traveling to Bogalusa, La., I[ P 1 it P n 1 0 0 iv F t4. # b»? ¢e;~»l ka- continued! .7 I to observe a Negro march led by James Farmer. No further information regarding Farmer was set out. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-3966-1 p.3 157-H2hh-1 p.3 9? 157-42M5-1 p.7 § meeting on 7/ll/65! 5 157-#281-1 p.3 2 eff Eat ,, <2?! 5 V I ,,. <21! 1 ? <24 t 157-H3Hl-l p.4 The following references on James Farmer appear in the file captioned "Testing of Local Facilities in Bogalusa, La." These references set out information regarding Farmers activities in connection with a campaign initiated by CORE involving voter registration, testing of public accommodations and demonstrations protesting alleged discrimination in employment. During the period 3/1n/65 to 7/11/65, Farmer went to Bogalusa where he spoke at the Central High School. He was observed shaking hands with pickets and then went to the Labor Temple where school students had been advised by him to meet. He appeared on television and stated that the Mayor of Bogalusa had attempted to split the Negro I community with other leadership. He left Bogalusa en route to New Orleans where he was scheduled to fly to NYC. He sent out an appeal to F l < < i. go , ;} a § , % ¥ 0 Q inns! QM -Y f - aid f92,< 4/ ;_ *5 . ~*. ~ .~ :,__a -_ i s§? ~*C ,. . 3-_92,_»,¢: A -.1 & 92 " . 92 Y 1 .-,.92 > . . = 1 :. -,_, 1; . ; Li 6 .,_,. . . H InThreat ToBomb connection Eastern withAirlines the investiFlight 4§O, ation relatingNewOrleans to toNewan Annoymous York, K.July ll, 1965", the following information was developed: New OrleadsInternational Airport,advised 77IE765 on EasternJames Egat Airlines FarmerJ departed New Orleans on above-mentioned flight and that he was accompanied >1by an unknown aide. He stated that he felt that the bomb report was made because Farmer, a controversial figure, was a passenger on that flight. ,, 1149 381:3-2 Encl. p.3 1379 06$ ,;:4 . ,, y r ;_..__ / I * 0 0 .1 . /~~1», xv M ,_ 1 if 9* ~ W . I"z> V | continued!,| protect identity! revealedon 7/25/65 s the current National Director of CORE. é5h7D Add. info. according. to thepamphlet date!no "Introduction A92 to SDS", by C. Clark Kissinger, SDS National Secretary. F 100 #3<»1¢f#7§O #8-527 p.1O,65,l1O A The following references pertain to a march, rally and demon- i stration in which James Farmer spoke and participated during the period 3/10/EA to 7/26/65, which were sponsored by COREand other organizations listed below: DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER CO RE and SNCC A 3/14/65 NYC 3/111/65 NYC Eff it 5/5/65 Syracuse, N.Y. Y co RE and Voters League of 6§ 100-AA2529-973 p.109 157-6-3 ~1326 Encl. p.2 M 157-6-1-175 Encl.p.1 Monticello, Flat 7/26/65 Tallahassee, h 157-6-63-1685 Encl. p.2 63 Fla. Add. info. } CORE,Citizens Committee for Minimum Wage, Congress of Puerto Rican'MunicipaII¬ies, District 65,,Retail,iWholesale and Department 1 §tore Union, NYC Committee for DecenEEHousing A " ' 3/10/6A Albany, N.Y. lOO-#42529-34M p.9 r§Y b2 [::::::::::]advised on 8/lh/55 that BayardRustin informed Roy Wilkins of NAACPthat the President wanted A, Philip Randolph ta be > chairman of the ll/17/55 conference at the White House. Wilkins stated that "you could not have Whitney Young, himself, James Farmer or A Martin Luther King as chairman and Rustin agreed," wilkins stated that F 1' 1 L k 0 Q cl _ 1 mp H_, . E ? ii Ii 92 $1: '1 We! 92 1 :%&>#»o13oo-32 p.1bl The following references in the file captioned "Brooklyn Freedom Democratic Movement" BFDM! set out information which revealed that the BFDM wasformed with the support of James Farmer, National Director of 0:1 ' m-uoers were reported to be attending BFDM u------o _ described as a former CP member was the W 92:~ Information during the period aroximatel it 1 65 W 0 M H§ill§m¥1-Q Q ¢nn- ~. 1 col M; L REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER :~. 1 lO5-l4205#- ' b7C F xN : 1497' é b7D k92 _ captionedThe following "Mississippi Freedom references on Democratic JamesParty" Farmer appeared MFDPK. These in the filereferences set out the activities of Farmer during the period A/2 /65 through 9/15/65 as indicated below: ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer spoke at a conference of MFDP on 62-109555-79 Encl. p.2 I i F . ~ W I_ i . f- " -4:2, 1 continued! ~ »<~ ~- ~ - , .01, 7 ACTIVITIES u _~ REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER _ Farmer advised the MDFP that he would 92 92 arrive[tQ_address_a_:allx; in Jackson, Mississippi,I on 6/11/6 - 9555-115 Encl. p.2 b7C b7D i In connection with the lobby by MFDP at T wvc, on 9/15/65,| I 62-109555-173 Encl. P US Capitol Police, advised that on 9/TU/E5, <21" a member of the US Capitol Police overheard - , members of the MFDP discussing plans to meet b7C § atmarch 6th onand Pennsylvaniathewhite House. Ave£1 on I Q/15/65, to T Special Investiga ons Squad, MPD, a v se that he had received information on 9/lh/65 that Farmer was in WDC in connection with this rally. 2!, The 9/15/65 issue of the "Washington Post", 62-109555-191 Encl. p.2 ,_ WDC, revealed that the National Leadership for Civil Rights prepared a statement for public d release on 9/1H/65 which urged that the House "defeat" the attempt by its Administration Committee to dismiss the challenge of Mississippi citizens to the snating of the Mississippi House delegation. Farmer approved this statement "without reservation". Earlier during the day at rally of the MFDP, Farmer threatened to start 8. demonstrations in WDC to bring pressure on Congress to unseat Mississippi's five repre sentatives. It was noted that on 9/14/65, a MFDP rally was conducted at the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Temple, 1701 llth St., N,W_ V » The following references on James Farmer appeared in the file Q captioned "Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy". Ea1 These references set forth information indicating that Farmer, National ~ Director of CORE at New York, was a sponsor of an International Conference 1:;mW~,v~'92" "~/its/35 _..i 51 ; continued! »ael<,,a».. :5 , A» ~- "%*'~~~ 1*-.:~~' . __ f K r U C I continued! ,i f929292:;><::://_;;;______i;iQ;q on Vietnam which was held at the University of Michigan UM!, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September la through 18, 1965. This conference was entitled "Alternative Prospeotives on Viet Nam" APV! and was under the sponsor- Ship of above-mentioned Inter-University Committee, Office of Religious Affairs, UM and Faculty-Student Committee to Stop the was in Vietnam. A "handout" captioned "call" was distributed at the action workshops" of the APV which stated "Join the Mobilization in Washington to Support Steps to Peace in Viet Nam". This "Mobilization in Washington" was to be held on 11/27/65, in front of the White House and at the Washington Monument with sponsors as of 9/16/65! including Farmer. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 62-110039-177 Encl. p -183 Encl é -186 Encl. p.Q i.' -190 Encl. p.3,l3,78 -310 Encl. p.77 36! i » This reference pertained to the investigations and/or hearings of the SIS; Information regarding James Farmer was set out which revealed that Farmer was listed as a sponsor of the Inter- national Conference of the Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam which was held at Ann Arbor, Mich., on September l through 18, 1965. n-» 105-ca? 38315-1796 Encl. p.194 Iadvised tect ll/E765 on that of the iéentity!Allied Food workersUnion, AFL ' 92 memm I 0 Q; h m V6 <1 Lg! I b7C I b7D E . Thefollowing referenceson James Farmer appearin the main I. i continued! A v"~92/"en1'- J q i O Q .! 3,. ' continued! - SEE-~ m1f'5 ? t _ 1" . I-an vs; L§fT§f*'?**r++§{7 i,,_ J ' '1-" 'V V ,,5 '1:- 2' ' jazws;:.-*r: ,~g F 1 ,' , file captioned~ "Communist Influence in Racial Matters TheseH references set out information pertaining to Farmer's activities during the period 2/26/Eh to 1Q/3O/65 in various localities of the US ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER A' 067' delegationof the Freedom[¥%%i§§§5 . 100-4#2529-275p0 17! 23 met Farmer at the §an Antonio Airport on 2 26/E4 . 102 After a generalwas meeting addressedby of the Farmer, FNCA,a spec El:meefinf:;i on above date, which b7D b /C [:::::::::::]was res C the visit of Farmer toSan Antonio g 92k/ §l&/ ConventionFarmer, in Kansasthe at conclusion City noof date CORE's statedNational that lg2;MH2529-6&2 ! p.1 Rudolph Lombard,residence NewOrleans, and Syracuse, had been elected vice-chairman of CORE. Kansas City, MO., "Times"! 7/6/6'4 A press release dated 6/29/6#, from CORE, 100-4#2529-269 p. B,8}H announced that Farmer would present CORE's 197,19 demands tothe RepublicanParty Platformand $5142!, 8 Credentials Committee no date!, It was noted that the Republican National Convention was held in San Francisco on T/13 through 16/64. On 7/23/64, | b7C of CORE, state Aat a meeting of the W,E,B, DuBois Club of San Francisco, that CORE intended to step up the pace and scope of its demonstrations. He stated that he had been in recent communication continued! ¢,J~ J 11;; '>vs~"~44 =.»- - ,., .,_,-,..,.M?,,, ' J ~ 9 / "*2- 92"$2 ' "~».<*'_ Y -»' .:K ix ~<~=-. -. . l 0 0 F _ I R ?'.v.n |1 **!n-'I"§isJ-1 .-.. - continued! §1*~~. * i § <1 ;_ , I 2.3- 5- ACTIVITIES REFERENCES AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER with every official of CORE up to and E including Farmer. :1 G 1 Add. info. @ t This reference set out information 100-AM2529-265 p.3o8,327 § regarding the activities of Farmer during 330;3A4 the period when he organized CORE in l9H2 359,355 . to 7/27/EA. He attended and spoke at A29 A33 meetings and participated in demonstrations. HM9 452 He was arrested at a sit-in and spoke on two? WABC-TV about police brutality in NYC, E I Fthat It iven wasby hoped Farmer that the which statementwas released such ason loo-uu2529-286 p.28 g 3/5/6%, to theeffect thatthe bodiesof two 87 § whites and one Negro were found in Mississippi l would have some effect in convincing the "hot A heads" that not all whites were bad and that some whites ha their lives for b2 Ne ro freedom e g 107D - 2529-310 P-77 cue EEUUP Day Rally was discussed. It was not knownwhether Farmerwould appearqK A~, Ra y E:::::::;:Edvisedj%%at was e d and hat Farmer above-mentioned did not part- the cipate but an ex-CORE member did speak on 102 civil rights and the Negro. 107D spea[;;;::::]advised!é¬at er at the Independent Citizens was Committeescheduled aFarmer sponsored Labor Day Rally on 9/13/BA, at Philadelphia. WDCOn Branch 10/17/6&4of Bayard Rustin CDeputyCF§! | continued ! b7C - K ~.-.-...,_ r ,,,.~,., . J 535 ? 4 :1 4 F , ¬""'!~'# V A1.. 'A"3 1. - ¬" * t 1,, > _,.. - 1: p ~ ' §92_, :~<§e ' '92 _§ 92'- Y -. * ; /1*.QP L F '9292 ACTIVITIES continued! v §>>i;>£ { Director of the March on Washington! that REFERENCE ANDSEAR CH = Martin Luther King, Jr., who stated that if SLIP PAGE NUMBER 5 "they could get all the members whosigned y_W a moratorium against civil rights demonstrations 100-M42529-2&8 Enc1.p.2 I to make a tour around the country, it would be Q6 worthwhile. He indicated that Farmer should be+=@u1~- one Y icipants in the proposed Add. info. b2 "New York Times" dated ll/2H/64, revealed that Farmer announced a general plan for"a more meaningful militancy" that would involve CORE members more directly in the political, lOO- H2529-726 p.#6,57 economic and social life of Negro communities. #+'; 3s r This announcement came from CORE headquarters, 38 Park Row. Farmer stated there would still be street demonstrations where they were called for. He stated that the abstract political issues that arose every week would not remain abstract with " CORE. ewssssemsm b7C On ll/3O/6%, Martin Luther King arrived at Kennedy Airport, NY, and was met by individuals including a white male, possibly aide to Farmer. They went into 100- 42529-475 p.1-3 I Airlines waiting room where they were met EX by Farmer. King and Farmer closeted them- ! selves in the "Admiral" roomand remained b7C for about forty minutes. SA's NYOof observed.! r In early January, l9§5] p I EC? Qf K Negro Commissionaj 100-4H2529-962 p.2O @111 ! ing of CORE b7C é Eand had raisedp§Qk/ b7E I , V _ continued! e nQ"' ':" § 92_Y. {r'92"§I92 I I - = ;_- - '92.? E, . . Q, A Ur; r » I 2 ~ I *--» A .- " ' " _. ., L.. , ~, ~ "'- - L 4 - .,.=. A J Z" 7 ,» L "" :=t""<_~*.*v: Q? 5"-1* n ~ continued! 9292 _%I3%F TTfT?%% f? iii:-92;,=!_, jj ;. _'~_ *-'~ ACTIVITIES::; <:::l ti; a REFERENCE AND SEARCH kw t at SLIP PAGE NUMBER several criticismson thefunctigging of I _ihe_naiinnal_n££inP nf GDBF b2 b7D b7C Kk>w -¬§]}v/ [;::;:;;:;:::;%;] PSI protect identity! 100-M42529-959 p.10 advin seSan Franciscog::;f;;:;:Qa a s onsored meetingwhich a wastapeheld at L37 supplied by the oc a s orkers Party of NYC was played. This tape contained an' address by Malcolm X, which was delivered to the Militant b7C Labor Forum in NYC on 1/8/65. This address stated i in part that Martin Luther King and Farmer co n- b7D stituted tacties of the "White Government" to contain rather than further, the civil rights effortsa+M92/ This reference indicated that Malcolm X was the leader of the Nation of Islam who was assassinated in NYC in the spring of 1965. -__f 190-uu2529_11o5 p.2-4; Encl. p.1 1&7 b7C b7D E~UE1*W4;his Q» F F i 1 >92£ ,~gA ,.u.;-a ; 3.,' ,f . 1.* !9292K K; t,-.. - ' = k . '¢u.:= ACTIVITIES {sf to REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER R The "New York Herald Tribune", dated T/7/65, contained an article entitled 100-#42529-1272 p.3#,35 s "'Greatest' COREConvention". This article MY revealed that Farmer said the just-ended con- vention in Durlmmn, N.C,, was "the greatest in history" because it chartered a new course 92 for the civil rights movement. nfo. accordingto[::::::::::::] b7C b of CORE SEDF. v Ut/ it advisedthatl | a vised of meeting not identIT1ed1 100 4#2529-1491 p.8,9 w c ad been held in Pittsburgh, Pa., at which Farmer spoke on civil rights. She on Estated that the most important thing that Farmer said was that although he was following the non-violent way toward civil b2 rights, most Negroes believed in violence 1 to win victories. b7D b7C 4 This referenceindicated that[;:;:::;:] attended the Workers world Party a or ay F Conference in NYC on 8/31/63. On 9/29/65J:::::;:;;;;:gadvisedthatthe national officers o ncluded Farmer, 1oo<§u2529-1507 p.47 National Director ana[:::::::::::::]of cons, 61*? SEDF. tvc i lib ' n Luther Kins, Stanley Lewison and an unknown 100-MA2529-1575 Enc1.p.3 man, conferred n 1ng s o e suite ew %#l York Hilton Hotel, NYC, on 1o/30/65. stated that he had been asked why King a not been invited to the Vietnam protest march on I Washington. King stated that he was invited b2 but did not accept although the "Amsterdam News" listed his name and that of Farmer as b7C sponsors.; l 5 ndicated III the Ghandi Society for W ,,,»-»;><,»»- T00ntinUed! V ' 92 ff.-. CL, 94¥ continued! "AN ACTIVITIES » § REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Human Rights, NYC, and that Levison was a secret CP member. The following references on James Farmer set out information pertaining to the March on Washington For Peace in Vietnam, WDC, on ll/27/65. This information indicated that Farmer was a sponsor of the above march and that he attended a March Committee press con- ference on 10/28/65 in WDC. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 100-uuueeu-18Encl. p.1 H -HO Encl. p.3 -312 Encl. p. A 100-361031-966 p.5 rcl b7C I _ |Radio WAEB, Allentown, Pa., furnished excerpts from a publicly-taped recording of the speech of Frank Wilkinson, Executive Director of the National Committee to - Abolish the HCUA 00-&33L 12/B/65, at the Unitarian Church of the Lehigh Valley, Fountain Hill, Pa. According to this recording, Wilkinson stated that the whole basic issue of civil liberty that was involved was the national issue to abolish the HCUA and that the leadership given by James Farmer and others in the civil rights movement were of paramount interest. He further stated that the chairman of the HCUA had stated previously that Dr. Martin Luther King, Farmer and the SNCC people would be the next target of the HCUA. '%§§ig33uu7-665p.3,6, Encl. On 12/8/65, I anestablished ntactc under of thethe program Kentuckyof liaison Conference with of the groups NAACP 1-31762sponsoring advised integration[;::;:;;:::::::] a e Civil Rights Conference at Louisville, on 12/16/ 5, co-sponsored by the Kentucky Conference of the NAACP, would be held and that James Farmer was scheduled to speak. b7C An article in the "Louisville Defender" dated 12/9/65, P79 continued! - 1-- m " '1? ,1 . .,,.--.-..-. I ' -- " » 5 ii.-, ' A RT 1 1 Jena:¢%.»~ I F ;;;Z§;:>5¬§:I'- __,. -¢~ V 3 ..--Q u Q T ». . continued! fT *<:E5;&:t::? ' Q»u.{¬i&if Louisville, Ky., revealed that Farmer was scheduled to appear at the above-mentioned conference and to address a luncheon of the conference on l2/16/65. It was noted that the purpose of the conference was to discuss methods of direct communication with members of the Kentucky State Legislature and to urge the passage of civil rights legislation during the 1966 session of the General Assembly of Kentucky. ?i%3176-#223 P.2 The following references on James Farmer appeared in the main file of Martin Luther King, Jr. These references set out infor- mation regarding the activities of these two men during the period approximately 12/29/6h to 12/16/65, as set out below: ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer pledged his participation in a fast 1oo-1o667o- A "The Worke by college students throughout; the country 11/17/611 who were to have a one-meal fast on 11/19/6L1, »7'! and donate the money normally spent on food, to the Conference of Federated Organizations. The Thanksgiving Fast for Freedom, as it was called, was sponsored by the US National Student Association, the US Youth Council and the Northern Student Movement. "The Worker" dated 11/17/6H, in an article captioned "Thanksgiving Fast for Freedom Being Held Thursday by Students Through out Nation."! Farmer was scheduled to attend a conference - 06670-666 p.2 which King held no date, no locality! but he could not be reached to participate. This conference was an attempt by civil rights leaders to unify in an attempt to influence ments.Presiden future t:i77iii7:jTonl2/29/6M! Cabinet appoint- b2 - 06670-1498 Encl. Baton,Rouge, La., very casuaI1y" discussed whether it would be better if King or Farmer b7C continued! | I MK -' .'I . I , ; I » t: ,>_ .~,;~ continued! s~~~~ ~~-?i¢%L- ACTIVITIES iT?~¥i:;% of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 6/lh/B5,! toLa.J be as assinat i Herrennrtedl1_1 when he went 1001106670-1u81 an for the State of Louisiana.! b7C b7D A one-day civil rights conference was -106670-2193 Enc1.p.l scheduled to be held in Louisville, Ky., QP¥ on 12/16/65, primarily for obtaining support for the passage of civil rights legislation by the Kentucky Legislature, scheduled to convene in Frankfort, Ky., on 1/H/66. This conference was co-sponsored by the Kentucky Conference of the NAACP, and the Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference, an affiliate of SCLC. anmen_mas_amnna_ihe_1 b7C I of the Kentucky Conference of the I | proidentity! advisedEha l spoke on 12/29/65,ec at a rally of the Nationa States R1 Hts Part NSRP! 05-66233! 2237 North western Avenue, Chicago. stated that the white man had always taken care of the egro an e Negroes of the South were always happy until "communists like Martin Luther King and James Farmer" sent their emissaries into the South to work up the Negroes. He further stated that one of the champions of the Negro cause was the renegade President Lyndon-B. Johnson. He said President Johnson con- doned the peace marchers and agreed with draft card burning, otherwise he would have the Justice Department trying them for treason. l¬g%66233-1678b7C p.4 ,4 Wye, b7D M 7 V%Y._.~<-;>.w ,4 * Y> 11 '2, ll. r%.Wx?~a,~in. "£§3b£;§jEIIIIl1i £ ° * ¢% isria 5 u - -W"' V ¢». vii ,-;v.<; xv V Q Q _ . | *'i§ * ,s~,»,92*=rrw§, 3,, t 1-ndd 92/' advise Q _at on I/2 5 mentioned to Bayard Rust n Director; of thé march on WD a e ha heard that Rustin was to become National Director of CORE. Rustin stated that he had declined the position. Rustin also stated that Farmer James Farmer! had sold out apparently alluding to Farmer's resignation as Director!. This reference indicated that[:::::::::]name wason a list maintained at King's County Headquarters CP, Brooklyn, NY. 100-43879u-1009 Encl.p.1 b2 97 b7C I I I Orleans, protect identity! advised that |for South Africa, in New Orleans,was eitended an invitation to a lecture to the Student Body at Tuskegee Institute on the position of the South African Government. This invi- Tuskegee,tation was extended Alabama 00-MHSU66!.by the Curre t Forum, Ef:fffjwentto Tuskegee Tuskegee Institute, on1/6/66, to fulfill this speaking engagement. Above informantfurther advised |James Farmer was present at the panel forum but did not participate, and in his opinion was merely an observer. b7C -##5#66-X Encl. p.2 b7D £187 _ - adv , -e.that] lpersons u - ,4 1 =3u=}=||nl=!nq- 0 Lg om was At this -- '-Ql i¢- J. es Farme u. O 4 :-1. , . -.-. [:::::::::jBhir indicated serial lwas a Klanleader I I b2 b"/D C327 b"/C PROB! advised that a re ular meetin s a e a amesUKA, Farmer was 57»37o!Inc. scheduled toheldii be wasn Bogalusa on the week- end of 1/29/66, and that trouble was expected. b2 continued! __ b7D _ 3 . .7.K - b"]c continued! Qjgtf .;- L_ "" "'* er PROB! advised that statedQ on the an s ou d have the same privileges and protection as Farmer had from Bogalusa. This reference indicated| I | |of the UKAin i uisiana.nd that? | 157+370 33-320 P-95,121 b2 éflC3379 11 Para.57- HA3 73- P- 9 D b7c [L For Liber g;:::::::]furnishe§]¬;e y and Justice 0 -#Q129l!, Bulletin of the Philadelphiaof the bulletin New EmergingFighters Forces BONEF! for 1/66 and 2/66. This bulletin captioned "The BONEF Observer" stated that as long as US imperialism retained its basic character the Negro people were destined to remain a source of cheap labor in peacetime and a source of cannon fodder for the aggressive aims of US imperialism in war. For while James Farmer and others were the bought and paid for lackeys of the ruling class, the tens of thou- sands of Negroes who were daily under the hamer were hardly going to be bought. b2 %2g%#@l29l-20P-3 b7DEH01. _ I Charlotte, N.C., advised that On some 2/2/66,|_¬h of e t$d~¬1me racial groups were running into difficulty financially and pointed to the fact that James L. Farmer formerly of CORE, had resigned no date! and had taken a position with the Federal Government. It was common knowledge among Negroes that CORE was running out of money and that their sources of funds were drying up because they had no causes or incidents upon which to propel public sumpathy. He stated that Farmer could see the handwriting on the wall and elected to leave CORE, p. b7C l7#-223el6O p.13 $1-07 The "New York Times", dated 2/9/66, reported that will Maslow, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress and also a member of the National Board of CORE, accused the CORE organization continued! I _i¥j%WlU rig? E owwtshmiihn W_,n,,$5»~~W .i Afv§'!2. F *9 2? - r 5 4 _ 1~,, i »» continued! ¬Fj;>¬;;<::?:T www».'%" *% § A *~* * n'V-» it- ;tw; vii Eat.-_. . i / : of reacting with flabby moral fiber to an Anti-Semetic remark made by Clifford A. Brown on 2/3/66. Maslow resigned from the 39th member National Board of CORE in protest against Brown's remark} Brown also resigned from CORE on 2/8/66. James Farmer called no date! Brown's resignation " a fine idea." Source not clear.! 157- 873 -3n-56 Encl. p.2 The following references on James Farmer appear in the file captioned "Nation of Islam" NOI!. Information regarding the activities of Farmer during the period 2/B/65 to 3/2/66 set out below: ACTIVITIES REFERENCES AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER on 2/8/65J | not identified! 25 330971 38-203 D-3; contacted Elijah Muhammed, Leader of NOI, and ., Encl. asked whether more individuals should be at ta? the meeting like "Wilkins and Farmer or such", Elijah replied it would make it much better. A meeting was being arranged between Elijah b2 Muhammed, King, Roy Wilkins, National Exe- cutive Secretary of NAACP, and Farmer. The b7D purpose o f h whic was t h0 s ow t e h it un y o f b7C heldthe Negroes Chicago in in the US, 2/28/65.%q ! and ould on robabl e A meetingbetween Elijah Muhammed_! 25-and 3O971"7179 ' ut r. was planned for 43 I |Efforts were being made to have Farmer participate. A con- b7D fidential source, not identified, who had furnished reliable information in the pagt.! An NOImeeting he1d[:%::;::::gwas at 25- 30971-15-123 p.19 E%i::::::;:;::;%:;¥spckkehammed's Mosue Saginaw, the ictopic ., w ere"Gods." on 0273 He state ha E jah Muhammed could not be associated with Negro leaders such as King b2 and Farmer because he wa divin eader who wastaught Al1ah4fby b7D *9 b7C Tiif"FiTP¢Ti § W nan, nt,M, i A ti Liiilii ii iil i;§ ;, » d7,/4 J% ; O Q I7 > ACTIVITIES £;:§?>¬iI: fT ? REFERsNd AwDSEARCH " . SLIP PAGE NUMBER - 0971-7718 p.62 Q L; on 3/2 esp, c929292! ee ng advisggathad was h I . A s meeting! [spoke on Negroesand thestruggle for civ i ig l r hr s an s a e a a te r the March on Washington the movement began to slow down and that Negro groups such as CORE and SNCC were bought off by tokenism, He stated that the same thing happened to former great leaders in the Negro people'smovement, such as Roy Wilkinsand JamesFarmer1$5LA~/ b2 %g%75P69-10700p.2 b7D EnC1. b7C had beenreceivedOn 4/El/66, from the3ames Justice Farmer Departmentthat aNegro advised male,Tif:i:f2?fi?ijt t ##-32703! had been b t n by law enforcement officers on or about H/16/66,to localauthorities fo1lowing[::fi:E]arresta ay Springs,and confinement Miss.Hisafter arrest he fo1lowtf:fhf]killing had surrendered of a Jasper Deputy Sheriff, Buford Bunch, at the residence of on that same date. %;;327o3-1 p.1 b7c The "EveningStar", WDC,dated 4/23/66,in an article captioned "Libera1's Responsibility Cited in Negro Unrest, revealed that Roger W. Wilkins, Director of the Community Relations Service, appeared on a panel discussion on the ghetto with Mayor Arthur J. Hqlland of Trentgn, NJ, and James Farmer president of the Center for Community Action Educa~' tion. no date or locality!. Farmer stated that he was not predicting riots for this summer but stated that he was disturbed by what was going to happen because all the various federal programs were not chang- ing conditions. l57-6 A "The Evening Star" 4/23/E6 97 l -3u_;~92,¢u_*';FT%£¥ A Q ; _ "/IA I! __ f i I1 . - " * h'ea»» *5 ~..:*W -"w » mil». advised t atk {Bogalusa his organization was plann ng a march Voters from Bogalusa League, to Franklinton, La., on 7/1O/66, to emphasize the need for Negroes to register in the parish, seek greater employment of Negroes in the parish courthouse at Franklinton and express dissatisfaction with the antiquated bond procedures afforded Negroes in the parish. [::;::]further advisedthat civilrights leadersFloyd b7C McKissick an James Farmer, were contacted regarding their possible participation. Q0 date, civil rights leaders had not replied. lg;%58H4-1Op.2 Encl. S§3%57 58 #-35 P-9 b7C On 7/26/66,k Icons, calledthe Bureauthe andtrip Floyd McKissick stated tha he wasand Jim makingFarmerto Cambodia. were conc [f:::f:% revealed rne d upset over that McKissick and four other members of the group called Americans want To Know" 2-111078! left wnc on 7/25/66 for Cambodia on a fact finding trip. He stated that he and Farmer were concerned as to how this jaunt was financed; he said they both suspected the financing might have come from subversive sources. He further stated that he, Farmer and other officials of CORE were opposed to McKissick making this trip and wanted to know if the Bureau could give either Farmer or himself any confidential guidance as to Where the money came from. He was advised that the Bureau could be of no help but his request would be kept in mind. It was recommended that if the Bureau came up with information indicating that CP or party-dominated groups had supported this project, the Bureau would consider alerting Farmer privately. This recommendation was not approved. 62-1ear 1078-3 p.1,2 The following references on James Farmer appear in the file captioned "Racial Matters, New Orleans". These references set out in- formation pertaining to the CORE activities of Farmer during the period H/8/65 to 7/29/66. Farmer went to Bogalusa, Baton ouge and Minden, La., at which time he participated in affairs protesting segregation in public facilities and demanding equal pay and employment of Negroes in business places and local government. He spoke at meetings and affairs, led marches and parades, participated in press conferences and joined continued! , zfFP;T ii e,-ab-¥'~4 1» W ,;.v~arias '*"T" *x' - '@ ~»= 92 continued! *»*~a 5: ?:;>4§:;li:_-, Egéht mm@¬5iH: a picket line. Bomb threats were made in connection with his appear- ance at Ebenezer Baptist Church on 5/23/B5 in Bogalusa. He led civil rights marches and spoke at a meeting which were sponsored by the Bogalusa Voters League. He also traveled to Varnado, La., to attend the funeral on 6/9/65 of O'Neal Moore,a Negro Deputy Sheriff who was killed in Varnado. He was attacked while marching in Bogalusa. It was rumored that there would possibly be a racial riot in New Orleans on the weekend of 7/29/66 and that Farmer was going to New Orleans, however, as of 7/30/66 there appeared to be no factual information to substantiate the rumor. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-6-33-2429 p.1 -QHH9 -2460 -EH61 p -ZQ66 p N -2469 p -QQT6 -2H8l Encl. -2583 Encl. p.l -2#86 -2487 p.2 -2505 -2510 Encl. p.3 -2542_g51 .j Encl. 0 _ -2571 Encl. - -2589 Encl. -2650 Encl. -2785 p.1 -2792 p.2 -281M Encl. -2835 Encl. p.4 po1,2_ -2886 Encl. P.I¢5 . 289l EnCl. P. ,l1,13 -2916 Encl. p. -2935 Encl. -2938 Encl. -29H Encl. P2982 Encl. -2999 P-1,3 continued! ls, ;;v~ continued! »&;," REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-6-33-3112 Encl. p.5 3198 -3218 -3219 126 ~3326 Encl. p.l-3 -3679 pa]-I2 > e391# -3931 P-1,3 -3933 Encl. 1,2 En-C1-0 -3938 Encl. p.1,2 -39H2 Encl. -39h# Encl. p.1,2 -3961 Encl. p.1 -3972 Encl. P-2:3 -A Washington Capital News Service 6/8/65 The following references on James Farmer appear in the file captioned "Racial Matters". These references set out information regarding the CORE activities of Farmer during the period 11/5/64 to 9/19/66, a synopsis of which is set out below: SYNOPSIS REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer hoped to meet with New York Mayor Wagner and demand that NYC create civilian as-1172 review boards to handle complaints against the police departments, undertake slum clearance and form work brigades to clear up the slums, according t " d " ated11 5/64. :fEf:::f;::fi b7C was unaware o s story as Farmer was out of town and would be away until November 17 or 18, 196%. Bu memo dated 11/10/6n! recordingL6T-H-Utsc sstonlconcerningSource furnished a tapecivil 21157-6-ll-289 p.1O,14 the continued! b7C b7D 0 0 i continued! §~ig><:r_- -4: _ SYNOPSIS ~ REFERENCE ANDSEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER rights movement contents of tape et out! which mas_heldl___1iven According to this not b7C 107D stated that in spite of the fact that Farmer and others wanted them to believe in non- violence, the days of non-violence were over. Lk lof San FranciscoCORE 157- -Q6-156 Encl. p.3 spo e at the third anniversary meeting of CORE held 1/30/65 in San Diego. He stated that LU University of 157 -8-1193 Encl. p.1 N. ., HERD on <26? 2/17/65 that a graduate stu ent of UN? had announced that a rally would be held on the University campus b7C to protest several things including the dropping of Farmer from the speaker's list b7D at UNC. This reference set out information regard- 157~6-A5-M22 En¢1.p:8$i# ing the CORE activities of Farmer during the 8? period 3/3/65 to 3/5/65, in San Antonio, Texas. He arrived in San Antonio on 3/3/65 and spoke at a meeting of CORE members. He stated that the San Antonio Branch needed a complete reor- ganization. He planned to speak to NAACP leaders the following day; He had an interview on San continued! r .pv.92_W, ; ..,;Vp...,wR_ J ~ .5. continued! 'SYNOPSIS REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Antonio Radio Station WOAI TV, and a press + interview. He stated that around the last of March, 1965, he would be back in Louisiana. He planned to speak in Austin, Texas, on 3/5/65. ofI CORE, I protect identity! advised that that lgggs-A2-707 Encl. branch would picket Boyd'sDepartment Store on 3/1A/65, at which time Farmer would appear. he b7c picketing was against the store for allegedly b7D hiring too few Negroes. PD, advisedOn 3/15/651§t th the report that Farmer |st. Louis had b7c appeared in St. Louis was inaccurate. Farmer wasscheduled to speak at a fund lg%;5-$2-817 Encl. raising rally sponsored by CORE in East St. ! Louis, 111., on 3/1M/ He sent ward that he unable to be there. | b7c Committee Progress, Inc., East St. Louis, I11.! |highThe Kansas police official, City, M0,, was PD,informedl accordin to a |157- -23-281 Encl. p.7 at Farmer after addressing a dinner meeting at b7D Beth Shalom Synagogue, Kansas City, about , 3/17/65, addressed a group of the local cons chapter, and stated "The summer of 1965 will greatly surpass the activities of 1963 and many things are in store". No reference was made to the local Kansas City area and Farmer's statement appeared to refer to the nation. Cincinnati airteldated 4/1/55,captioned l2g;6-1O~55lEncl. p.2h Racial"P OSS1'b1e J RacialMatters" Violenceevealed Ma UrbanthatEf::::::::IRAC! Areas ! advisedto go to noA1ebama§%§@Fermer, date at CORE butwas instructed itthat not shou1q@QUL/ b7Doz continued! 2"" =- "1 .»'"~. gm"-,_ --- 1%: I14 *{j3$%ki.i iH;92 continued! ?~. ~ SYNOPSIS to - REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER withwork in the theAlabama local community situationsxxkd in sympathy CORE headquarters indicated that Farmer 157- -36-219 EHC1 p 1 requested CORE members throughout the US to demonstrate on 4/1O/65, in protest of the cur- wrié rent racial situation and discrimination in Bogalusa, La. [:::k]chapterCURE, of Davenport,Iowa.! b7C Officer[::::::::::]Human RelationS QC S ti On 157-5-9-1#54 Encl p 5 6 Chicago, PD,advised that a civil rights rally <26 was held on 6/ll/65 at Grant Park, Chicago. Following speeches by such personages as Farmer, S;6%5Y 6-9-1316 the group initiated a march toward City Hall. SI l57 6-9-1Hl5 Encl p 2 The marchers refused to obey orders of the PD, 96! and Farmer was among those arrested. b7C A press source not further identified! ad- vised on 6/16/65 that the Mississippi Democratic l57<6-SH-582 Freedom Party extended invitations to Farmer and others to go to Jackson, Miss}, but no 65 confirmation had been received as of above date. Farmer spoke at a rally of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Masonic Temple, Lynch St., Jackson, Miss,, on 6 s 157-6-5N-612 I I 65 Encl p l xiidq l protectidentityi b7C my On T/16 | 157-6-3n-1ue2b7D p 2 Encl arrested a Negro male, Brooklyn, NY, 2¢ ! *probably of CORE b7C J&BNF!BEfi1 WL continued! :2 _.r'92r~>,Q 1, p i wkf TY>_, §92+~~=-w , . r,»-.-..~ £1 .,,>,._,.,, i ' ft -1'1E gt V L WV § i . 92 _ __ A Q ¢ 5 . r sh: ....-. 1 f i continued! §:?i;J" it &w/ a - SYNOPSIS ' REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER onl;%%iff?:;jresultedfor y conduct.attack An sby[:;:;] o.in[;:::::]being F0 ow ng s incident, armer issued a b7C public statement that the shooting appeared to be a case of police culpabilit and de- [jjjjjjja fullinvestigation.80thPrecinct, NE;Brooklyn, Richard C. Tolbert, in a letter published 157-6-23-327 Encl. p110 T/30/65 in the Kansas City Call", a weekly P;/1 ? Negro newspaper, criticized an article by Justice Charles E. Whittaker, retired Jurist, US Supreme Court, which appeared in the "Kansas City Star on 7/25/65. Tolbert stated that Whittaker should be down on his knees, thanking the movement for such men as Farmer for devoting their lives to preserving the best of American tradition. [;::f:ii:f:fff7Pfce indicatedYoung thatthe was Council, Adult b7C ree om,_ nc., a local civil rights group. Farmer hadan appointmentto meet with[:::] q;;;:;:::::::Lof theGovernor's Office,157~.-63-1686 @635 Encl.p.l,2 a a assee, 1a., on 7/26/65, to discuss voter registration in Gadsden County and the general racial situation in North Florida. He was scheduled to tour counties in that area and to speak before the Nbters League and Guidance Committee in Madison, Fla. He b7C was scheduled to depart on 7/27/65. Golernor s TaIlanasseeOTT1ce, I lfor CO . 157- -8-1309 Encl. p.2 the r e 0 League and 66 of the combined Civic Organizations of Craven, b7C continued! /EUNFJ.BE¥~WIt M, 5,-¢ ~ .~- -,, »~» ,_> -,,,=, at -. - , 1' v -{Iv-:1 j "mm -D . r~--,».~..=,., 5 I '75 M/' '"'l..,r.x1-. .5 Z _ V .?£I> Q !, x; continued! SYNOPSIS REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER I Car c untries l57~ av? -8-1409 Encl. p.2 andiCraven Operation !of Progregs, advisedtha Hosea Williams, Assistant to r. Martin Luther King b7C and leader of the Selma, Alabama, march, would be speaker at St. Peters AME Zion Church, New Bern, N,C,, 8/1/65. This rally on by SCLC, CORE, NAACP and SCOPE. E Sm stated that no doubt Farmer and King would appear in New Bern, if demonstrators reached 5,000} This reference set out information regarding 157 - O-638 Encl. p.1 5 the CORE activities of Farmer during the period zff 8/26 through 27/65. He arrived in Cincinnati on 8/26/65 and led a civil rights march and spoke at a rally to protest discrimination in the building trades unions. A reception was to be held on that date for him and he was scheduled to leave on 8/27/65. 15796-26-79H Encl. P.% 3 92|:| M3 Farmer visited the San Bernardino Freedom b7C School headquarters at 16A? North Mt. Vernon92 Ave., San Bernardino, on 10/15/65. During b7D an informal press conference, Farmer stated that he was there on a fact finding visit.. He questioned local CORE workers and repre- sentatives from the Community League of Mothe PS. 157+6-10-660 Encl. p.2 Oh1 o,LPD, furnished a copy of a le ter contents Kettering, 63 set out! which was sen ' - ering on 9/20/65 from! ! b7C frspnalizedCommittee for Human R g ts.Qf This letterhggg whichrevealed letter e that ayton, Ohio, requested permit for a parade for continued! F ; ?!*_,_%M, I ¬,.¢~.i_;; ¬!:!V"r»~/I , ' "'~< -'§m-.-~ _ .- 9*" -3 Q M. VQQO ;_ v...,:_ RM #0 1 ~ __, .:1.~.-w 3 '>' L 1 i i::S<;/ 0 .1 continued! SYNOPSIS REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 1O/16/65, and that Farmer was among those invited to the parade. Farmer visited in San Diego on October 157-6-M6-230 Enc1.p 1 2 17 and 18, 1965. He held a press conference 887 and spoke at a mass rally. He also spoke at s1 157-6-46-231 Encl p 1 a party where friends of the civil rights 967 movement had an opportunity to meet and talk to him. He spoke at San Diego State College b2 and there was no indication of any racial ' turbanse or any tyne Qf e. b7D law en- orcement agencies in the San iego area.! | | Racial Informant Prob.! 157-6-6-HA2 Encl. p 3 protect {den V 67 SIca? 57-6-6-uuo CURE in Rochester, NY, and made an appearance on the scene of the picket- -»-- ing. Farmer shook hands with all the b7C picketeers and told them that CORE was behind b7D their movement for demands against the Rochester Housing Authority and the Hanover Project management. Jackson, Miss., teletype dated 6/9/66, set - -54-13 1 p,1, out information regarding the march from Mem his Tenn to Jackson, sponsored by At [::fi::j;::%:;f]V . Senatobia,Miss., eight cars arr e rom the North with Martin Luther King as one of the occupants. He held a press conference and introduced Farmer from Atlanta but did not specify b7C Farmer's organizational affiliation. The marchers stopped in Como, Miss., on above [;;;i;]asdat where leader Farmera was cons introducedof formerly andby FNU! with 1 , Farmer encouraged Negroes to register and vote. toy N§ }UE! ¬i $31.; I 0 0 p ¬- '5? SYNOPSIS };___:,,;= 1 W 3 .1 1 REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer stated that he had returned on 157-6-3n-1582 Ehe1.p.2,6 6/10/66 to NYC fromMemphis, Tenn., and ¥7' had no plans to participate in any civil rights demonstrations in the next few days. He stated that he would return to Memphis the following week to rejoin the Meredith march from Memphis to Jackson, Miss. He further stated that he did not intend to participate in the NAACP rally, NYC, on 6/12/66, but he might participate in a march sponsored by the United Civil Rights Team of the Bronx County UCRTBC! on that date. b2 Farmer[:::::::;:]andl;:::;;;::]advised spo e at e r y sponsored by the that b7D UCRTBC on6/12/66, Bronx, NY. This reference on Farmer set out informa- 157-6-28-101M Enc1.p.2-5 tion regarding his activities in connection with the March from Memphis Miss., £22057""'28 ' 61021 1 p-2 2 which was sponsored by He left Memphis on 6/9/66 or the march in Miss., <55 ---... spoke at a rally in Memphis in suppert ef the march and had reservations for a flight for b7C New York departing Memphis 6/1O/66. r Farmer would teach at Lincoln University 157-6-37-2065 Encl. p.6 in Oxford, Pa. He would be the first pro- ?T fessor of social welfare at Lincoln Univer- sity and conduct a course in "Social Move- ments in the United States". He would teach three days a week at the University and Main- tain his residence in NYC. The"Phi1ade1phia Evening Bullentin" a daily newspaper in Philadelphia dated 9/13/66! On 9/19/66,] |Batesvi11e, 157-6-54-1969 Encl. p.3 Miss,, stated that he had in the past two months 67 received four threatening telephone calls. He b7C continued! _ V , .-,<,,ar ';,: '§"%§._ raFi%zi?§&~i92' I ." . K? " :. , _. q._<_..» wr -.v-*n<' -1 2' hi .'¢_.*' i ' 1* 1 i E, " *- . i . . ' 5 2*}; 3* § - -11 H ._'*'-'_I /2 ,- 'p_.»»» - Q. K C7 Q r *. ~ er = 1 ' continued! Q ? * * at -fr - '. SYNOPSIS REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER stated that one of the callers identified himself as James Farmer but that it defie' nitely was not Farmer, as it sounded like a white man's voice. ' "The worker", dated10/22/63, revealedthat a rally was held at City Hall, date not noted, at which] | spoke in place of James Farmer, National Director of CORE. Qn 19126165] I | NYC advised, that [:::g:lSinceOn lO/26/66, 1960wh h Farmer, oined New York,thestaff of advised CORE. that he stated He had known that worfor a positionclosely e with e withii;:f:jin government.this organization. He recommended[:::?i] | I b7C T57 | I Inspectional Bureau,Memphis, Tenn.PD, andfurnished the addressIQ6E;E1arx_bearin2_tbe:::;;::d::ni;i11s Belle a Glade, Florida. "UPwOC,AFL-CIO", It would appe ar at the initials s oo or United Packin< g house Workers of America in that the April, 1967, issue of the "New South Student", the official publication of the Southern Student Organizing Committee 00-AH2367! carried an article by Mike Lazoff regarding the Florida Migrant Organizing Movement. A review of the Diary revealed an entry for l/2l/ 6 hi7, w c h t s a et d in par .... t " G ot a call from the Gaines- Aville goings.a.m.heard It seems Farmerand thatwent James I aFarmer is to party atlf2;2i:iiii:j ' there. met I 7p.m. Farmer and asked for his help in discouraging out-o -s a e a or from coming to the'State of Florida...." 100-MA2367-82 p.5 b7c 0,24 The following references set out meetings and affairs in continued! .@~w" <£tt 3"5 R,» t & 7U :§iV M § i':13 .i, M - . " ' . Kw/'9292/J <~92: - " - V . - - I 92 §1 a'_ 4 , continued! ._ ::A: *- Q which James Farmer spoke or was scheduled to speak during the period 196M to 2/2/67. These were meetings and affairs sponsored by the organizations listed below: GRGANIZATION DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER P Scheduled to Speak SCLC 1964 Convention* Savannah, Ga. lOO-43879A-19H p.7 Council on Human 5/A/65 Relations 1 Charlottewille, 157-6JH@184O Committee for an 5/13/65 Va. Encl ! Open Hearing on Civil Rights East Lansing, 157-6-15-1180 Mich. Encl.p.l AFL-CIO Summer June 14- 28,1965 Citizenship Austin, Tex. 157-6-45l459 Encl Conference p.12 __- University of lO/19/66 South Bend, 157-6-215657 Encl Notre Dame Student Ind. Government Academic Commission Student Afro- Ameri- 12/3/66 NYC 100-#42529-2116 can Society a Negro p.5A group at Columbia U. NYC! StudentfAfro- 12/3/66 Probably 100-43879A 168O American Society NYC Encl.p.l a Negro group at Columbia U. NYC! The University 2/2/67 Tampa, Fla. 157-6-6A-1M6h Lecture Series Encl. p.7 *Convention held 9/29/6A continued! _, .»_%_ ._ k i i ¢ T 92 i I ' D continued! ORGANIZATION DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER I Spoke SCLC 9/29/6% Savannah, Ga IOO-Q3879A-176 Encl. p.A NY Chapter American 10/29/EH NYC 100-#32851-13 Institute of Archiév ' P-25 tects i Canadian Anti-Aparik 10/30/6A Toronto, 100-4N171A-30 heid Committee Canada Encl p.1 Communist Contrd a National Conference 3/21/65 WDC 105-139188-1 Encl <21 L of the South African p.6 Crisis and American > Action M5 First National Con- A/2%/65 WDC 157-2883 9X lu ference of the Medr Enc1.p.4 cal Committee for om Human Rights. University Of VA. <14 Committee for F» Open Hearing on Civil Rights Conference em _ I E 9 '1 w K, I A »1. -;_ '=H ibjH~m>; _ '2i:_ cont'inue d! __::; <:*_ _ Matters"at the indicate marches thatandrallies James listed Farmer below spoke during or was the scheduled period to7/19/g /to s eak 2/?/57. These affairs were in protest of various racial discrimination practices in the localities designated herein. DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Scheduled to speak 8/26/65 Cincinnati, Ohio 157-6-1O-62A p_1 8/26/65 M 11/6/65 Spoke wf Cincinnati, Ohio 157-6-lO-634 Encl. H5 pi L157 --~ Baltimore, Md. 157-6-3-1779 Encl. 7/19/6A 1 I - 5/5/65 NYC 157-6-3A-176A Encl. M p.6 5/5/65 Syracuse, NY 157-6-1-171 4? 5/15/65Syracuse, NY 157-5-1-173 WY Detroit, Mich. 157-5-15-l233 Encl. erf p.6 11/6/65 Baltimore, Md. 157-6-3-1780 Encl. 4 01* 2/Q/67 Tampa, Fla. 157-6-6Q-lH85 Encl. em p.20 The following references set out meetings and affairs of CORE in which James Farmer spoke or was scheduled to speak, during 1. Z ! 1 1 I 1, 1§s».~ 1 W hAi f .5 1 v continued! _, DATE Spoke 12/6/6A 12/12/6n 12/12/6A LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER A/11/65 11/11/65 St. Louis, Mo 10o~225892-M2-23 667 9.7 5/5/65 Dallas, Tex. 62-109119-luzu Encl. W! 3 P-1 6/2o/65 Dallas, Tex. 62-109119-1#8o Encl. M p.l 6/2o/65 Los Angeles, Cali 157_6-26-647 Encl. par? p-1,2 7/2/65 Los Angeles, Cal l 157~6-26-663 Encl. u2fY p.2 Syracuse, NY 157-6-1-179 Encl. 96' 7/21/65 p 1,2 Philadelphia, 157-6-5Q-615 Encl. 67 Miss. p.1,2 Philadelphia, 157-5-5 -577 P-1 57 16/17/65Miss. Durham, NC 157_21s6-17 Encl. aa p.A 1/16/asNewark, NJ 157-6-31-878 Encl. uzZY San Diego, Ca lif. 160-353L175-51 p.11 wf York, Pa. 157-6-37-1732 Encl. W7 Early p-1 March,l967 Chula Vista, Cali 157-6-H6 338 Encl. 81 l p.2 C 5 Y F"T continued! * . @h&@,1Q Yzg i DATE LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER F 3/14/55 East St. Louis, 157 5 52-750 Encl. QSY I11. 92 4/A/65 Los Angeles, 157-6-26-643 Encl. QTY 7 p Calif. 6/21/65 Philadelphia, 157-6-54-568 Encl. §T V Miss. p.2 6/21/65 Philadelphia, 157-5-54-553 Encl. 91/ Miss. i 1/16/66 York, Pa. 157 5-37-1731 71 The following references in the file captioned DemonstrationsII Protesting United States Intervention in Vietnam," set forth information regarding the activities of James Farmer during the period early 1950's i to 3/15/67, set out below: ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH .....-_. SLIP PAGE NUMBER On 6/8/65, SA's observedthe "Emergency Rally on Vietnam" which was held at Madison 105- 38315-1305 Encl.p.ll P Square Garden, NYC, under the sponsorship of Mr the National Committee and Greater New York Council for a Sane Nuclear Policy together with supporting organization and ascertained the names of eighty-eight sponsors and fifty nine patrons of the rally, including Farmer. Material distributed by the conference committee of the Inter-University Committee to develop or promote the Alternative Pers- - 33315-3073 p.119 pectives on Vietnam Conference, September, 1965, in Ann Arbor, Mich., included lists of names of individuals identified variously as "Sponsors for the Call" for this Inter- national Conference or referred to as "additional Sponsors and Supporters to this *1 - Rf .§ continued! F _ :31.11 F?" H 1/- J A continued! ACTIVITIES //;/,> ///_ REFERENCE AND SEARCH . SLIP PAGE NUMBER Call", which included James D. Farmer, ' set out b7C |University b7D of Michigan, Ann Arbor, protect identity!, LA/ g;::::g:;hurn1she§l§?riier10/22/65,lOO l38315-1792 b2 on Encl.p. ca lone arch on ashington For Peace b7D CH?Y In Vietnam - A Call To Mobilize the SI 100-138315-2021 Encl Conscience of America" which was scheduled p.H for ll/27/65. The flier set forth sponsors 67 including Farmer, National Director, CORE. Flier enclosed. This reference set out information 105-138315-327 p.320, regarding the activities of Farmer during the period early 1950's to 11/27/65, in 36O,H82 NYC and WDC. He was a sponsor for a rally 7? on US intervention in Vietnam and of the 862 March on Washington. He was student _-. secretary of the Student League for Industrial Democracy. E angi::::::::]furnishedSa ouncing a meeting l2/l2/ 6 to organizeleaflet mimeographeda l?T teach-in on Vietnam to be held at California 105 138315-4859 En01.p.1 State College at Fullerton, Calif., on 2/17/67. b2 The leaflet indicated that the teach-in was to have Farmer of Rand Corporation as a speaker. b7D On 2/17/67, SA observed that a teach~in on Vietnam was held at California State Colle 8 e at Fullerton C 165-138315-5252 l?7 Enc1.P, p.2,6a all exceptionthe speakersFarmer were ofh y or andI;;iif2i:;;:f;f?;f3;] ca o position in Vietnam. Names of the speakers b7C were set forth on a program which was dis- tributed to all those attending and included continued! _Y,_ ¢T, f"'[_ Y3 ; - 1» L .__, !; AW.L; ='1m ._ ' . '. kk continued! ACTIVITIES * REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer, Military Analyst, Rand Corporation. Copy of program enclosed. U92/ dvised that a teach-in would 105-138315-5N36 Encl. be e on /15/67 at San Fernando Valley b2 p.3 State College, SFVSC!, Northridge, CAlif. b7D @¥fY The Women for Legislative Action would support this teach-in. Q I b7C E;;f;f2f?i;i:fS%VSCidentity! protect sche- b7D u e spea ers included Farmer. LA teletype dated 3/15/67, captioned 105-138315-5u16 p.l "VIDEM", revealed that a teach-in sponsored ~l"T'! by young Democrats against US Policy in Vietnam was held on above date at San Fernando Valley State College, Northridge, Calif. Audience was sympathetic to speakers who were critical of US policy in Vietnam. ;; Farmer, Consultant to Rand Corporation, was speaker. JC:;::::::::;j;dvisedR09 that a teach-inagainst us policy in letnam was held on 3/15/67 at 105-138315-5521X, p. Enci San Fernando Valley State College, SFVSC! M Northridge, Calif. ssvsc, protect identity! advised that the above- b2 mentioned teach-in was sponsored by the Young Democrats, a legitimate campus organization at SFVSC. b7D Above informants advised that speakers b7C for the teach-in included Farmer. r1154 ' ~ v I § ._ as ,e.~~"--',-. ,.;>.~ 1- . _-~ ,,,§£3t§<%P53?l%"§ E M 1} 92 -52- k P O "New EnglandA NewCommittee Haven airtel Non-Violentfor dated A/1 /67, Action"in the 00-426761? file ca tioned enclosed ailyer captioned "National Mass Mobilization to End the War in Viet- nam Now"which set out James Farmer as an endorser. This flyer indicated that an assembly and rally would be held in New York and San Francisco on A/15/67. 100-A26761-1626 Ene1.p.7 45 ¬g152-111181-385p.6 Encl. furnished aOn copy A/19/67,Lé of t June I96b issue of "The Nigerian Students |N.w., Voice", wnc, which contained an order form of the "African Forum", a Quarterly jour- nal of Contemporary Affairs h ch was published by the American Voice"Society was aAfrican publication of ofCu1ture.[;::i%;]stated e gerian Studentsthat Unionthe"Nigerian In the Americas, Students Incorporatedcontributors 05-1 2768!.the to "American JamesForum", Farmer no according locality!to this %§ga3m5 ¢order ggim the no date . Publication enclosed. b7C igg§1u2768-2p.u1 Encl. -_,_ The following references in the file captioned "Congress of Racial Equality" CORE! contained information pertaining to the activities of James Farmer during the period 5/H/El to 5/22/67. ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Farmer addressed a rally at Virginia 100-225892-A1-2 Enc1.p.1 Union University, Richmond, on 5/W/51, in ¢?T connection with the CORE sponsored tour of an T ¢ inter-racial group known as "Freedom Riders", "Richmond News Leader" dated 5/5/61, a Richmond daily newspaper! a member of the CP, 100-225892-33-52 p.b. s a ed on hat CORE wa Q?f front or ganization an I I bjc continued! 7 continued! ' th Farmer and that Farmer had CP reading material. He stated a e ew Farmer was a ' b2 b7D material ed FhEI_ha_had_not_reneixed_£hiTb7C 0" 3% The 6/9/6H issue of the "Chicago Defender", a Negro daily newspaper published in Chicago, i;g225892-9-24 p.9,16 quoted Farmer wherein he described the pur- pose of freedom houses,;three of which would be established in Chicago. According to Farmer each center would conduct a variety of programs geared to serve the basic needs of the Negro community that are ignored or slighted by political structure. b2 advised that| I b7D claimed that¬ORg*}nsis§ed_ hat_iLs1 b7C leaders sign loyalty oath drawn fromFarmer advised the FBI thatResident pickets would Agencyat beWorcester, with- 100- b3§2 25892-5-13 Mass., on the following morning. He further Stated that he would try to keep abreast of these activities so that further picketing would not occur. Farmer continued to be a good contact although he was a little irresponsible at times in his enthusiasm. Bureau memo dated ll/H/Eh, captioned "Congress of Racial Equality Sit-Ins, Worcester, Mass"_! CORE would have a regional meeting of members 100-225892-12-2h Encl, from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana m "1 wasat Dallas from scheduled to 12/ll speak through on 12/12/6#. 13/Eh. olntinued! b2 b7D ru£P"§:lLi:¥+#92 L/ "' L ACTIVITIES 92:::>%<" REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER @ Farmer spoke on 12/12/64, in Dallas, 100-225892-12-28 Encl praising the efforts of CORE's Dallaschapter in seeking equal employment opportunities, and suggested that the city's banks should be the MY chapter's next target. He stated that many Negroes were becoming impatient with non- violent tactics. He was introduced to the crowd by John B. Wilson, a Dallas attorney. The Dallas Times Herald" 12/13/6n! 25892-T89X bl b2 }¢| informant advised that Bf pl H | ' b2 Farmer spoke at a meeti Antonio a f RE, held at residence b"/D Contents o speec se out! I b7C N It was noted that during an interview on Radio Station WOAI-TV, San Antonio, on 3/5/65, Farmer spoke about the integration situation in San Antonio. The "San Antonio Light", a daily news- paperan interviewin San Antonio,with Farmer.dated 3/U/65, set L out ¥mer ad advisedesse a group of individualsthat on 3/4/6§§Faa St. Mary's University, San Antonio, regarding b2 civil rights. Contents of speech set out! b7D gbove informantfurther advisedIQ thgt on continued! ~"r Z. 1 - . ,, . .2 . -<~ ,. " " "" g - ; ,, g;§tf 5 U . continued! ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER b7D L> KW 1 1 ng:;;:;;::]advisede San Antonio Branc3/12/éégthat f CORE ona meet- was - ieo-225892-A5-112p.l Encl held in the Mount Zion Baptist hurch an M s meeting 1 b2 of the San Antonio Branch of CURE, stated t Farmer had instructed b7D him to have his group participate or hold a public demonstration during March l3-lH,l965 condemning b7C the "reign of terror" in Selma, Ala. Farmer spokeat a CORE sponsored gathering 100-225892-15-A at the Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Detroit News" on 3/18/65. Farmer called the civil rights , 3/19/65 movementa revolution of the powerless because Q39! of the little political power of Negroes in states where few were allowed to vote. Detroit News", Detroit, Mich., dated 3/19/65, in an article captioned "Criticizes Bystander?! in Civil Rights Crisis"! P Farmer spoke at a CORE sponsored gathering 100-225892-15-20 Encl. on 3/18/65, at the Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Mich., where he discussed past M p.1,2 accomplishments of CORE in connection with the racial situation. He urged those present to participate in a march from Selma to Mont- gomery, Ala., scheduled for 3/21/65. | |Security Investi- b7C gations Squad, Michigan State Police! On A/7/65, Farmer spoke at Colorado State 100-225892-13-11 Encl. University, Fort Collins, Colorado. His p,1; Encl talk was entitled "The Civil Rights Revolution", Qff continued! -.565. . K continued! ACTIVITIES ' REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER and during the talk he outlined the history Heof CORE was introduced and the problemsthe ofto audience the NegrbyT:2i22if::] E;;:::]a studentat ColoradoState University. s appearance was scheduled by the Special b7C Ev ntse oar B d o f th e so As oi a t de e Stud nt s at ;, Colorado - rsity State, co-sponsored Chapter CORE.by Co of ffififj [ii?:i:EE:fTCampusa e n versity! Officer, Securityorado 0 ' L meeting involving 100-225892-799X2 En l. p anning f ' P. was held a <47 Chicago. P ans for the National Conven on SI 100 #A2529-131A p.16, agreed upon included efforts of "left" 17 forces aimed at electin a favorable M National ActionQgggcilF I b2 b7D ,9 lg g | Under "Letters to the Editor" of the'New York Herald Tribune", dated 5/12/65, a Tri100-225892;A une" 5 12 5 Herald ;gY I statement entitled "CORE in Bogalusa" addressed ed "To The Herald Tribune:" was signed by Farmer, He stated that columns in the above-mentioned newspaper gave erroneous impressions of CORE activities in Bogalusa. He stated that CORE was invited to that City to assist in voter registration. Eugene Tournour was fired as Midwest Field 100- 5892-9-29 p.1,8,£ Secretary of CORE, according to Farmer. His <11? attendence at a secret strategy meeting of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America was dis- closed. Farmer stated that Tournour was removed from CORE payroll in December and was not authorized to speak for CORE. Add.info. The "Chicago Tribune" dated 6/2/65! { EBEIAIW mtE V _ I Q 1 l_ ACTIVITIES *""/::> Farmer would be in Meridian, Miss., on 6/20/65, to participate in memorial services REFERENCE AND SEARCH for three civil rights workers slain in SLIP PAGE NUMBER Miss., in the summer of l96#. He would re- turn to NYC and would participate in memorial - 25892-803 services for the above-mentioned workers on 6/W1/65. I Nat?g 3éZ¬ $2 D3$hZ£?f°i§pZ2£i§1§§l 2RE's b7C "carolinian", a Raleigh, NC, weeklynews- 10<3 225892-809 Enc1.p.2 Farmerwould the deliver keynoteaddress at the opening session. ._.._ The DurhamH Morning Herald H , a daily news- paper of Durham, NC, dated 7/l/65, revealed 100-225892-81A Encl. that Farmer spoke at the opening of the con- p¢1:2:6 vention of CORE in Durham. He called for a 097 major fund raising drive to remove CORE's deficit. The"Durham Sun", dated 7/6/65, re- vealed that Farmer called for a closed-door session where he reportedly tabled resolutions made by CORE favoring removal of US troops from Vietnam and DR. Farmer stated no date! in New York that the Chicago bound task force would be an 100-225892-9-30 p.7 unprecedented effort to register voters in CW7 city Negro ghettos. He stated that short range goal was to help Dick Gregory but that this voter registration had long range impli- cations which extended far beyond this cam- paign. He added that CORE representatives assisting in the Gregory campaign would live continued! i continued! ACTIVITIES REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER with families in the Chicago area without charge. "Chicago DailyNews", dated12/21/65, in an article captioned QOO to Aid Gregory's Campaign".! On 1/3/66, various news media announced that 100-225892-47-32 p-2.7.8 Farmer had resigned and that the National Action 1/3'7 Council had elevated Floyd McKissick to succeed him. | |CORE protect identity! advised that rn Regional Convention of CORE was held on 5/21/66, at the Labor Temple in San Jose, Calif. The speaker stated that Mayor Lindsey of New York had agreed to sponsor a fund-raising dinner around the b7C resignation of Farmer. Staff resignation made this event impossible. b7D --.1 s edJvrrrmrrw/an tnat Los Angeies CURE had attempted a farewell salute to Farmer but could ge from the National An article in the "Washington Post and 100-225892-A "Washington Times Herald", dated 3/12/66, captioned Post and Times Herald" "Farmer Strives for Better America", by Robat V 3/12/66 E. Baker, set out the views of Baker on the J27 book "Freedom-When?" by Farmer. This article stated that Farmer wrote this book as national director of CORE, a job he resigned from in February, 1966, to take over the directorship of the Center for Community Action, a literary and Job training project. Baltimore airtel dated 7/1/66, captioned 100-2258924335 Enc1.p.3 -9'! continued! '.!l °s»1 §92 . .""'F;?"-." §92"" " '9 _ I a I . Q ...*,. H I continued! . , » _92 ACTIVITIES "National Convention of the Congress of REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER Racial Equality at Baltimore, Maryland, T/l-A/66", enclosed a schedule for the above-mentioned convention. On this schedule, Farmer was listed under Plenary Session dated 7/A/66. News sources not further identified! revealed that the Annual Convention of CORE was held in Baltimore, July 1-M, 1966. A Eublic sessionwas held 7/3/66, at the Prince 100- 25892-8N1 Encl. P.5 all Masonic Lodge, 1308 N. Eutaw Street. <9!/2 Farmer, former National Director of CORE, spoke. He attacked the federal anti-poverty program as a failure. The "Baltimore Sun" dated 7/A/66, revealed that Farmer felt that CORE demonstrations should continue to be nonviolent. An article in the WashingtonH Evening Star", dated 7/E/66, captioned "Farmer Drops Literary Plan, Hits Politics", revealed that Farmer announced that he was withdrawing 100-225892-A "Washington his proposal for an anti-poverty literacy Evening Star? 7/A/66 training program because Sargent Shiver, director M7 the Office of Economic Opportunity, had ignored his request for four months. d An article in the "New York Times"dated 7/6/66, captioned "CORE's ExeleaderHired by Jersey", revealed that Farmer had been 100-225892- A Wtew York hired as special consultant on adult Times" 7/E/66 ' illiterary for New Jersey'santi-poverty program. wf Farmer spoke at the Newark-Essex Chapter of CORE celebration of the Fifth Anniversary Of CORE at the Holiday Inn, Newark, NJ, no dateL Portions of his speech set out. The %g?r225892-31-19 p.1,9 "Star Ledger," Newark daily newspaper dated 11/7/66! sI,10o-225892-908 p.98 97 ~ - 0 0 }{ A Rm ACTIVITIES l ' REFERENCE AND SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER On 11/28/66] 100-225892-26-3Ax Encl [T Rprotect identity , p.10 urnished a copy of the CORE structure and 7 10"/c under the heading of National CORE~- 38 Park Row, New York, New York was "National Director- b7D James Farmer." "The Oracle",a Tampa newspaper l/25/67, dated - 25892-6M-6 Encl. revealed that Farmer would lecture on 2/2 67, in the business Auditorium, University of South Florida. The lecture was sponsored by the University Lecture Series. The I-0 - ¢.» - » CORE was formed in lOO 225892-13-la p.2 '-- E who was, of 2/21/67, K -0 o' o ~ -o Civil Rights Commission. was a friend of James Farmer, who was b7C a:r=1:I.- --|- . . ._..- I5 b7D lroan eague, Denver, protect identity.! A list of individuals registered at the 100-225892-27-16 Encl. Lexington, KY., YMCA, 535 West second Street, . p.3 who were in attendance at the National Council <6 of CORE on May 19-22,1967, included James Farmer, 165 Park Row, NYC. List set out! b7C I Bureau,;JDe¢ective Lexington PD. The Executive Institute, self-described as AA Not For Profit, Educational, Research and Organizational Development Corporation," located in WDC, furnished a brochure concerning an Executive Seminar to be held at the Sheraton~Car1ton Hotel, WDC, on A/A/67 to 5/25/67. The instructors for the Seminars included James Farmer. According to Bureau files Farmer was Director of the new National Center for Community Action Education. He was formerly National Director of CORE. He had been cooperative with the FBI in rrggy continued! -51- / R O O ! - £ P continued! the past and the files captained no information indicating possible subversive action or association on his part. Brochure enclosed. A 1 %g%5-62934Encl. p.2; The following referencesTon James Farmer appear in the file F captioned "Racial Matters, WDC". hese references set out information K regarding the CORE activities of Farmer during the period 3/21/65 1 through 5/26/67. On 3/21/65, the American Committee on Africa featured x Farmer as a speaker at a conference in WDC to discuss American involve- i ment in South African Aparthid. Farmer was critical of the FBI in his speech. He also spoke at a meeting of the Youth Organizations United for Hdme Rule in the District of Columbia on 7/17/66, as,well as > a rally held on l2/18/66 by the Metropolitan Citizens Advisory Council 92 in Lafayette Park which was a rally to "save the war on poverty". On 5/26/67, he and other representatives of CORE met with a representative of the Labor Department regarding their complaint of race discrimination at the Sparrows Point plant of Bethlehem Steel Company, Baltimore, MB. [ I REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-6-53-611 Encl. p.l,2 Criticism of FBI! i -62h Encl. '633 pv1:2 -538 p.1; Encl. p.l,2 -873 Encl. -878 Encl. p.3 i -998 Encl. p.#,6 -1088 Encl. p.1,2 The English language weekly, the "Weekly Tribune", dated 6/U/67, published in Geneva, Switzerland, revealed that the primary object of Pacemin Terris*was to create a dialogue or "multilogue" among nations or ideologies in actual or potential confrontation. Among those listed in the press as attending the Pacem in Terris II Conference in Geneva,during May 28-31, 1967, was James Farmer. 100-<1/Q13 91697-693 Encl. p.5 *Peace On Earth : K w I An a rticle in the "New York Times" dated 7/21/67, indicated that James Farmer, Former Head of CORE, attended the opening session of the Nationa ! 1 Conference on Black Power 2-111166! on 7/20/67, at 2M Rector Stre et, Newark, NJ. ¬§%lll166 l14p.3 Encl. 5. On Z/11/67,l Intelligence Division, 3., Oklahoma City 1 the return add NfJ,. This let PD, advis with of Urban work, ress of _ Newark, Conference on ter identified] Department was scheduled Episcopal Diocese, Newark, and announced that a National also included Black Power, Newark, New Jersy; July 2O-23, 1967 2-111166! other leaders and would include seminars and workshops. This letter a listing of Honorary Chairmen for each workshop, and which included James Farmer. %g%;a1166-103p.2 b7C Encl. The maintained in following references on James Farmer located in files ,_.... Communicationsthe Special File Room of the Records Branch, Files and thesubject ofDivision were reviewed and found to be identical with 1. this summary; however, the information contained therein :7 has not been i ncludedz ,k_/ REFERENCE bl gg;SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBERQ 8 105-678#5 l403 7 2¢ The following references contain information of an administra» tive nature. There is no activity of James Farmer involved: REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 100-225892-807 157-6-3#-1552 M r _ I . 1 Q,, _ Q. Q; REFERENCTHIS UDED SUMMARY _ IN The following references on James Farmer located in files , maintained in the Civil Rights Section of the General Investigative Division were not reviewed, and it is not known whether they are identical with the subject _ sr : ' REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGENUMBER ?v 44_257o6-2 92 __19 92 -153 -#91 i -519 F -660 i -706 § #1368 See the search slip filed behind file for other references on this subject which contain the same information SI! that is set out in the main file. Differences in source will be noted on the search slip. I "'>Q_II4 92 t r . -»-a 1; 92 - .'?" l ~*?; =_3 1 1* 1Q"? " 5 Z L n7 11: v 1: fl 2' 92 E: E 92 E 7 , 0 "DE" | R UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION In Reply, PleaseRefer to 92 i Beam Springfield, Illinois May 10, 1968 A SPEECH BY JAMES FARMER MONMOUTH COLLEGE 1 ,4 MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS in On May 9, 1968, a source who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that JAMES FARMER spoke at Monmouth College at Monmouth, Illinois, in conjunction with Students Convocation Lecture Series - 1968. Source advised that FARMER spoke in the college auditorium to an audience of 400 - 500 people, consisting primarily of college students and faculty. Source advised that FARMER traced the social development of the Negro and told why he is where he is today. He stated that the Negro could not identify with the Africa they left or the poor image which he had in the United States. It was not z until the emergence of African nations that he found a It people to which he could identify. He stated people grew 5 into racism because the Negro is portrayed in textbooks and by the entertainment media as always performing menial w tasks. » FARMER stated violence on the part of the Negro 5 is stupid because the white people could wipe out the Negro ten percent minority in retaliation. FARMER suggested two a changes; namely, ! Negroes must have political recognition proportinate to their percentage of population which can be § obtained through a coalition within a voting district, and ! Negroes spend twenty eight billion dollars per year and two percent stays in the Negro community because the Negroes e are spending to white-controlled businesses. The Negro must 5 bP¬gmg ar%p§r f p%nersas toretain more soof this expenditure Y o _. 92 k SPEECH BY JAMES FARMER MONMOUTH COLLEGE MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS In response to a question, FARMER said WILLIAM WORTHEY, JR., is following the Peking line. No violence, arrests or incidents followed the speech and the crowd disbanded quietly. VU. S. Secret Service, Springfield, Illinois, and Military Intelligence advised of the above information. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not P to be distributed outside your agency. I I i F -.2*.. e k _ jl-; * 7 iiiiii H , I I ~ O F1;l 1,l;i L92 iii, lgiiii! JAMES L. FARMER James L Farmer, who was born on January 12, 1920, at lrlliruhaii, Tun, has bun uaaoiatod with tbs -xzivil nights 11"£0vo ~ mm: in the Uniiui Stain for may yearn. He the turmoi- lhtimni Director oi in Cmgrul <1 Racial Equality CORE! and nu om of thl 13 trudam ridnrl aboard the Greyhound bun vhmh nu burned in Annistun, Alabama, in lily, 1801. H0 has bun u-round on nvc:-11 occuimu on nindomumr uiurgu u-ining out at racial dinmrbumu. Ho rnportodky in anticommunist and has froqulntly directod hi: dinril inwtrd pl-creating émlmmist in l» trmiian of orguuutinu with which la bu been ocmnc-utcd, including CORE. Hr. Farmer rip-orttdly was 1 cochairman at the larch on Washington in August, 1968. "lo reportedly in an advmm-to of nonviolent ruistarmo in racial mattu-I. Whilo us-nnittod with CORR, In prametod the concnpt H fighting diacriminaiima by paanctul menu. no bu been coutactu an cumin of oi-unions by raprIli=It- tuivuoi mu Burnt concerning rl-11:1 mitten and was always found in be no-opcniive. Ho has min Iurnilhed information caucorning racial mllt fl O V1110!-U {L91-d O l ll Q the FBI, OU_43 3744! | Ivhnvuhnnu line wile at dlp oncd inmvmuu 1 b7C W; characterised James FB.rm¬i' as I. pacifist who was motivated by religious bvlioia. He was also characterized as being 2 conscientious E NC!TTJl: P-921' 1'<'quv.>,i ~| q llw Hit P1'<~.91 Armed objectorForces.in the mj | Ialso was charac- e s I were considered an communist. 10"/C Attached is a copy of an FBI Identification Record, Number 853 120 D, which may pertain to captioned individual. Enclosure - 3 - < B . . I .. .' - 'L v ',{. __ -' .',, , ~~,i.- a ~ » . _ , v ,1 I 1 ' . 4 r i , Q.' I Y» 5'U 174 'A 1. . Y '1' 2 ll, ';' t V!-. 1 , '../1 ., , 1 _ v !__ . __. V . , , 7 . A , It W ./ i W H L. .,¢- - J; , rt.. at .I. V - _ M . . I , .. " 'k l w ,Q . _ 4~ _~~ ».'~ _~ .. " .42-,: . .' ;~. .3 »:-_.z ;'£< "H 'f'|",.q. P, , '. 1- _ --V ,_-X. -< 1,-v .~-,, . ' N 2 ~ '... " __ -1'~ ¢ .* R ~ -Y1 ', + _ » - 1 1" -.'3_ '.¢-* , "r _ , 1 ,1 , ;=~.~ <'. < i ' u~j+_.= F¢ '~, . Q . I» , . 7. W 4; ~ 2 r ~-< w. , - . .. . _>- - I _ . ~ ' " » .,". ._- »"* , _ V; _ _- 1.. ~. ' .- ,92 . *5 : , _- . . 4- , Z . . V ~ '*- ~ '~ - .. -,' '~r,» , . .. 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Farmer, who was born on January12 1920, 1 , ~ at Marshall,Texas, hasbeen associatedwith thecivil rightsiriove-..' I I r W mentin the United Statesfor manyyears. He yis-3 theformer , » ~1 0 1 2 " . National Director of the Congress ofRacial Equality CORE! and1 =* *~ .was one of the13 freedomriders aboardthe Greyhoundbus which * w I 92 1 J» was burned in Annieton, Alabama, in May, 1961. He hasbeen .. 5 R s 7 .aarreated on severaloccasions onmisdemeanor chargesarising outf ; /~ ;,_'ofdisturbances. racial Hereportedly is anticommunist and has T f». . frequentlydirected hisefforts towardpreventing communistinfil- " i ';y..; '_ 4 I tration 01 organizationswith which he has been connected,including A ~ _ CORE. , , n ' » 92 t - Mr. Farmer reportedly was a cochairman of the l ; V -, 4 V47 K ;, ~Marchon Washingtonin August, 1863. He reportedly is an advocate * . ._ 1 I "92 nonviolentof resistancein racial matters. Whileassociated with .. __ CORE,he promoted the conceptof fightingdiscrinilnatien bypeaceful Y 92 i means. Hehas been contacted onenumber ofoccasions byrepresen- .s tatives of thisBe:-can concerning racialmatters andwas alwaysfound 4, * j tobe cooperative.He has also furnishedinf ormatlon con gaming racial ? matters to variousfield officesof theFBI. 1, . 2 ., 92 | who -w---._-_.was horn 4~¢4a ______on 1 .I 0. 4 :3 i. , _ 3 Y 1 . , _ characterizedJames Farmer as a pacifist whowas motivatedby . >_ A. I - , ' religiousbeliefs. was "He also characterized an,be§§,,_a_ c one1cienti_onn v ,_ All I?t.F8If.f; =? 3NCONTAINED h HEP 'iii?!E'II3lA3§§,F!ED {LS ' K BA?ElDili@_LhB !._iY@it/4 *1 n t t l . 92 J -J-.2". ' _ ~ - _ l Aml~V*57v$ - ii Y . . . . i _ 0 _ 1% » H ~~ i _ 0 , Y. , . I '."i r r " *v" -92/1"..' _ . , ~ -» _ . -. . .! < _ 4 ~, '_,. ". 3 . ,__/ ~.,__ ».-r _ ». -w vf 1 £- , v -. . ~ 3 J . - . . { . ' ,. X r , . . .,. v, '92 W a .'mpg :A 92» ¢ ;-_', 1 f. 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