“Reply, Please Refer to File No. SECRET UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEST IGATION SECRET Atlanta, Georgia March 1, 1968 2/24/20 • PER 6048 12/19/7/ B/R/6 12/28/77 WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT RACIAL MATTER COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS INTERNAL SEC”
“t was source's understanding that Rutherford would discuss these matters subsequently with Andrew J. Young, Executive Vice President, SCLC; Hosea Williams, Director of Voter Registration and Political. Education, SCLC; and Bernard Lafayette, Program Administrator, SCLC. Concernin”
“its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 659 94 Decld:32989757 Page 5 SEC 157- 621-922 STANLEY LEVISON こ SECRET A confidential source advised in April, 1964, that STANLEY LEVISON was a secret member of the Communist Party (CP), USA, in July, 1963. In late 19”
“not being sufficiently militant i n the civil rights struggle. LEV IS ON was described by ce rtain C P leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position in civil rights. LEVISON'S differences with the CP, however, are merely tactical and he continues his ideological adhere”
“APPENDIX SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (SCEF) The Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW) was cited as a Communist front by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 592, June 12, 1947. In the same house report, "The Southern Patriot" wa”
“SE: RET During October, 1964, a con fidential source advi sed that on October 3, 1964, RUTH BAILEY , then an employee of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, (SCLC), Harlem, New York Office, while discussing several SCLC personalities with one CONNIE CAMPBELL, referred t”
“i SE: RET During October, 1964, a confidential source advised that on October 3, 1964, RUTH BAILEY, then an employee of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, (SCLC), Harlem, New York Office, while discussing several SCLC personalities with one CONNIE CAMPBELL, referred to”
“ew J. Young, Executive Vice President, SCLC; Hosea Williams, Director of Voter Registration and Poli tical. Education, SCLC; and Bernard Lafayette, Program Administrator, SCLC. Concerning the possibility of him meeting with President Johnson, Reverend King merely commented he fel”
“on certain issues, particularly on the racial issue. A third source advised on May 25, 1965, that George Meyers, a Communist Party functionary, expressed great admiration for Carl and Anne Braden and the SCEF, with which they are affiliated, and expressed the view that the ”
“e CP for not being sufficiently militant in the civil rights struggle. LEVISON was described by cert ain CP leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position in civil rights. LEVISON'S differences with the CP, however, are merely tactical and he continues his ideological a”
“sit ion in civi l ri ghts. LEVISON'S differenc es wit h the CP, however, are merel y tactical and he continues his ideological adherence to Communism. (S) NW 65994 Docld:32989757 Page 6 i : SECRET : HOSEA WILLIANS i SE: RET During October, 1964, a confidential source advised that”
“on certain issues, particularly on the racial issue. A third source advised on May 25, 1965, that George Meyers, a Communist Party functionary, expressed great admiration for Carl and Anne Braden and the SCEF, with which they are affiliated, and expressed the view that the ”
“st Par ty ( CP), USA, in Ju ly, 1963. In late 1963, and ear ly 1964, he criticized the CP for not be ing sufficiently militant in the civil rights struggle. LEVISON was described by certain CP leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position in civil rights. LEVISON'S dif”
“cal adherence to Communism. (S) NW 65994 Docld:32989757 Page 6 i : SECRET : HOSEA WILLIANS i SE: RET During October, 1964, a confidential source advised that on October 3, 1964, RUTH BAILEY, then an employee of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, (SCLC), Harlem, New Yor”
“bed by certain CP leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position in civil rights. LEVISON' S differences with the CP, however, are merely tactical and he continues his ideological adherence to Communism. (S) NW 65994 Docld:32989 757 Page 6 i : S ECRET : HO SEA WILLIANS ”
“9897 57 Page 5 SEC 157-621-922 STANLEY LEVISON こ SECRET A confiden tial source advised in April, 196 4, that STANLEY LEVI SON was a secret member of the Communist P arty (CP), USA, in July, 1963. In late 1963, and early 1964, he c riticized the CP for not being sufficiently milit”
“D CONFIDENTIAL. THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION AND CLASSIFICATION ARE JUSTIFIED BECAUSE THIS SOURCE ENJOY S AN EXTREMELY DELICATE RELATIONSHIP WITH SCLC. The enclosed LHM has been classified Secret because it contains information furnished by NY 694-S*. It is felt this classification ”
“litical. Education, SCLC; and Be rn ar d Lafayette, Program Administrator, SCLC. Concerning the poss ibility of him meeting with President Johnson, Reverend King merely commented he felt that at the present time the President would realize a greater publicity advantage from such ”
“late 1963, and early 1964, he criticized the CP for not being s ufficiently militant in the civil r ights struggle. LEVISON was described by certain CP leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position in civil rights. LEVISON'S differences with the CP, however, are merely”
“ial source advised that on October 3, 19 64, RUTH BAILEY, then an employee of the Southern Christ ia n Leadership Conference, (SCLC), Harlem, New York Office, while discussing several SCLC personalities with one CONNIE CAMPBELL, referred to WILLIAMS. BAILEY said WILLIAMS had ment”
“f APPENDIX SCEF (Continued) continued as an independent organization, rallying support for integration and democracy and helping to stimulate and nurture new movements of the early 1960‘s. The SCEF maintained headquarters in Louisiana for twenty years, but in 1966 moved”
“alize a greater publicity advantage from such a meeting than he or SCLC. This document contains neit her recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the F32 and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 6”
“DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING U.S. POLICY IN VIETNAM, WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 15-16, 1968 address a group of Atlanta women interested in peace € activities at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on the evening of January 4, 1968, and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
“€ % APPENDIX SCEF (Continued) continued as an independent organization, rallying support for integration and democracy and helping to stimulate and nurture new movements of the early 1960‘s. The SCEF maintained headquarters in Louisiana for twenty years, but in 1966 mov”
“gistration and Political. E ducation, SCLC; and Bernard Lafayette, Program Administrator, SCLC. C on cerning the possibility of him meeting with President Johnson, Reverend King merely commented he felt that at the present time the President would realize a greater publicity adva”
“ting with President Johnson , Reverend King merely comment ed he felt that at the present time the P resident would realize a greater p ublicity advantage from such a meeting t han he or SCLC. This documen t contains n either recommendations nor concl usions of the FBI. I t is th”
“rk Office, whil e discussing several SCLC personal it ies wit h one CONNIE CAMPBELL, referred to WIL LIAMS. BAILEY said WILLIAMS had mentioned to her (date not specified) that on a prior occasion (date not specified) HUNTER PITTS O'DELL had told him more about politics than he co”
“4 LS 100-4938 There is no information in Louisville files regarding other Kentucky residents mentioned in the LHM. Since several participants in the March have apparent SCEF connections, information copy is being designated to that file. The Louisville Peace Council is t”
“refused to cooperate. RADER and STUDAMIRE remained in Washington, D.C. after the conference to handle some business with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) according to CASSIDY. sonsukutktetaiulieca SNCC is an organization which has concerned itself with”
“of hi m mee ti ng w ith President Johnson, Revere nd King merely commented he felt tha t at the pre sent time the President would realize a greater publicity advantage from such a meeting than he or SCLC. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. ”
“than he or SCLC. This do cument contains neither recommen da tions n or conc lusions of the FBI. I t is the property of the F32 and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 65994 Decld:32989757 Page 5 SEC 157-621-922 STANLEY ”
“and the latter refused to cooperate. RADER and STUDAMIRE remained in Washington, D.C. after the conference to handle some business with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) according to CASSIDY. SNCC is an organization which has concerned itself with racial ”
“LS 100-4998 There is no information in Louisville files regarding other Kentucky residents mentioned in the LHM. Since several participants in the March have apparent SCEF connections, information copy is being designated to that file. The Louisville Peace Council is the s”
“was not a member of the Communist Party (CP), but considered himself a communist and intended to join the CP as soon as he passed his bar exams. A fifth source advised March 1, 1963, that HERBERT APTHEKER, a member of the CP, USA, National Committee, advised in February,”
“member of the Communist Party (CP) 9 but considered himself a communist and intended to join the CP as soon as he passed his bar exams. A fifth source advised March 1, 1963, that HERBERT APTHEKER, a member of the CP, USA, National Committee, advised in February, 1963, that”
“ributed outside your agency. NW 65994 Decld:32989757 Page 5 SEC 157-621-922 STANLEY LEVISON こ SECRET A confidential source advised in April, 1964, that STANLEY LEVISON was a secret member of the Communist Party (CP), USA, in July, 1963. In late 1963, and early 1964, he criticized”
“.4 DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING UNITED STATES POLICY IN VIETNAM, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 15, 1968 Appalachia Volunteers, a Federally financed anti-poverty agency,, but has since been discharged. Also, it is noted that the masthead of the October, 1967, "The Southern Patrio”
“controlled by the SWP, a Trotskyist communist organization cited by the Attorney General pursuant to Executive Order 10450, it is the responsibility of the Bureau to investigate and report pertinent information relating to the extent of SWP domination and control of captioned”
“noted that the files of the Louisville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect Dean Julia F. Allen, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, has been connected with the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) and its predecessor organization, the Southern Conferenc”
“SF 100-33836 FTD/rew CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES A source advised on June 11, 1961, that a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Communist Party, USA (CFUSA), was held on June 10, 1961, at CP headquarters, 23 West 26th Street, New York, New”
“SF14-207 whs 00 “at. 2. A sixth source advised in April, 1963, that WALTER STACK is a current CP member in San Francisco. One of these sources advised February 13, 1963, WALTER STACK stated on February 8, 1963, that the officers of the CCL were holding OYr temporarily ”
“Director of SCEF and Anne Braden as editor of "The Southern Patriot." Mrs. Alberta Ahearn, 2311 Payne Street, Louisville, Kentucky, a self-admitted former member of the Communist Party (CP), Louisville, Kentucky, testified on December 11, and 13, 1954, in Jefferson County, K”
“Editorial Board members DAVID EAKINS and MATTHEW CHAPPERON have been identified as active members of the Communist Party (CP). Another source has identified LANDAU and EAKINS as handling the finance and business affairs of SOTL. The Communist Party, USA, and the Labor Youth L”
“concerning 0 captioned matter and follow the activities of this organization for the purpose of determining the extent of influence and control by individuals who are members of SWP/YSA and who are Felt acting on behalf of these organizations. A copy of your Bates Bishop -”
“SF C 00 100-55462 2. A sixth source advised in April, 1963, that WALTER STACK is a current CP member in San Francisco. One of these sources advised February 13, 1963, WALT R STACK stated on February 8, 1963, that the officers of the CCL were holding Off temporarily on ”
“Director of SCEF and Anne Braden as editor of "The Southern Patriot." Mrs. Alberta Ahearn, 2311 Payne Street, Louisville, Kentucky, a self-admitted former member of the Communist Party (CP) , Louisville, Kentucky, testified on December 11, and 13, 1954, in Jefferson County, ”
“%. DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING UNITED STATES POLICY IN VIETNAM, WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY 15, 1968 Appalachia Volunteers, a Federally financed anti-poverty agency,, but has since been discharged. Also, it is noted that the masthead of the October, 1967, "The Southern Patri”
“head quarters of the CCL at 942 Market Street, San Francisco. A fourth source in November, 1962, advised that CP officials in Northern California have been active in promoting the CCL. This same source advised in November, 1962, that the CC-L was active in the fight agai”
“Kentucky, it is noted that the files of the Louisville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect Dean Julia F. Allen, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, has been connected with the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) and its predecessor organization, the So”
“2. wararantiog sue as’i-ie JOHN THOMAS attended meetings of the DuBois Club of San Francisco on May 10 and 31, 1964. When interviewed by Special Agents of the FBI on October 1, 1964, THOMAS indicated he was not a member of the W.E.B. DuBois Club and would not join any grou”