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Statement on J. Edgar (John Edgar) Hoover's charge of alleged Communist infiltration of the civil rights movement

https://okra.stanford.edu/link/document640423-002
Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Place Written
Atlanta, Ga.
Document Date
4/23/1964
Genre
Press release
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Typed
Autograph -- author's hand
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Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Author Dates
1929-1968
Author Affiliation
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Document ID
640423-002
Document Date
4/23/1964
Type of Writing
Typed
Autograph -- author's hand
Document Type
Document
Status
Undecided
Place Written
Atlanta, Ga.
Genre
Press release
Document Length
4 pp.
Dates
1957
Names
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) [United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation]
Alsop, Joseph
Kennedy, Robert F. [United States. Dept. of Justice]
Eastland, James O. (James Oliver)
Barnett, Ross R.
Wallace, George C. (George Corley) [Alabama. Office of the Governor]
Kilgore, Thomas [Western Christian Leadership Conference]
Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike) [United States. Congress. Senate]
Organizations
United States. Dept. of Justice
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Western Christian Leadership Conference
Alabama. Office of the Governor
Places
Los Angeles, Calif.
Topics
Communism
Civil Rights Act, 1964
Southern Christian Leadership Conference--assaults against
Southern Christian Leadership Conference--publicity
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Political and Social views
Governmental investigations
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Critics
Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance files
Wire-tapping
Code for Location of Original
MCMLK-RWWL
Location of Original
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives and Special Collections, Atlanta, Ga.
Location of Original - Detail
2.5.0.160
Copy Location (1)
FBIMLK-DJ, Martin Luther King, Jr. FBI file, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Filing Info
Bureau File 100-HQ-106670-NR
Copy Location (2)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
10/24/1996 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
01/08/1997
8/3/2023 dalai
Date Updated
4/8/2025 8:27:02 AM
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