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... the FBI is out to get them. In some cases, where the people are criminals, they may be right. (For instance, Louis Farrakhan, who has threatened to lop off the heads of any undercover FBI agents in his organization in his speech Warning to the Government, is probably not rated too highly among FBI members. ) There have been numerous attempts, recently, to defame the late J. Edgar Hoover-much of which borders on sheer insanity, the rest of which is an outright, licentious rumor-by leftist hatemongers. Why would they do that?
It is quite simple: By attacking Hoover with their unproven, insipid jeremiads in an attempt to discredit him, they hope that all of his findings will be discredited as well. For instance, there have been rumors that Hoover was some type of quasi-KKK member or a clandestine racist. Nothing could be further from the truth. At the same time he had left-wing extremists investigated, he was doing the same with the right-wing extremists as well. 64 And, despite differences that he had with Martin Luther King, Jr. , Hoover was personally responsible for launching a massive investigation to find King's killer, James Ray, which led to Ray's conviction. By attacking Hoover, these leftists hope to destroy the FBI's reputation and credibility. They hope to discredit the facts uncovered by the American government about the leftist hatemongers' nefarious activities.
The leftists, in numerous cases, have already destroyed the reputation of some law enforcement agencies. Now, they are attempting to destroy anyone in the government who does not hold their pixilated opinions as truth. Hoover has been unfairly maligned and viciously attacked by unsubstantiated allegations, the foremost of which is that he was a homosexual. It almost seems ironic that the leftist hatemongers have accused Hoover of being a homosexual, since many of them engage in it or, at the least, promote its acceptance. Some people in the media are only too happy to repeat the baseless rumors concerning Hoover. Anthony Summers wrote a book about J.
Edgar Hoover, Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover. In his book, he alleges that Hoover was a closet homosexual. To prove his ludicrous allegation, he quotes some real honest-and that term is used sarcastically-people. He cites people like Seymour Pollock, a friend of the mobster Meyer Lansky. Pollock said, The homosexual thing was Hoover's Achilles Heel.
Evidently, we are supposed to believe Pollock, a person whose company was the mob, over Hoover, who spent his entire life on maintaining law-and-order, according to Summers. Curt Gentry, in his book J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets, reiterates the same baseless rumors as Summers. Contradictory to Gentry's suggestion that Hoover may have been a homosexual, Gentry admittedly noted that Hoover had once warned former President Richard Nixon that Nixon was surrounded by a ring of homosexuality. Apparently, Gentry cannot even see the contradiction in his own writing: If Hoover was indeed a homosexual, he certainly would not care if homosexuals were in Nixon's government. It is time to put an end to the allegation that Hoover was a homosexual.
Hoover never did approve of homosexuality. And, he made that known. He did not even allow homosexuals to be members of the FBI, which was stated in the FBI's rules at the time. Ralph de Toledano, in his book J. Edgar Hoover: The Man in His Time, describes how the baseless rumors of Hoover being a homosexual began. It all started in 1964.
One of Lyndon Johnson's aides and associates was arrested for committing a homosexual act in a bathroom at a YMCA. Johnson's aide was emotionally collapsed after being arrested for the homosexual act and went to a hospital in Washington, D. C. The White House kept the lid on the story for 24 hours and did not tell the newspapers. One of Hoover's FBI assistants found out that Johnson's aide was in the hospital but did not know the reason why.
The FBI assistant sent some flowers to Johnson's aide, using J. Edgar Hoover's name, which was customary. The media, hoping to generate a few headlines, were only too happy to make that known. Hoover had difficulty explaining what happened for a couple of reasons, which is described by Toledano: If [Hoover] had said that he knew nothing of the homosexual charge, he would have admitted that the FBI was not omniscient.
If, on the other hand, he claimed knowledge, then he would be convicting himself of friendship with a homosexual. 65 The Communist Party's members heard about the incident with the flowers and decided that it would be in their best interest to use some under-handed tactics of their own. They decided to engage in what Hoover described as a smear campaign against him. 66 Their hatred for Hoover has always been well known, so that should not be too surprising. After all, almost single-handedly, Hoover had kept the Communist Party from attaining social acceptance by releasing information about its nefarious activities. The Communist Party sent a letter to several government officials, which was supposed to have been written by Hoover, that suggested Hoover himself was engaging in homosexual affairs (as if Hoover, a man who had fought valiantly against the acceptance of homosexuality into the FBI, would engage in such a perverse act). The letter was described as scurrilous and putrid by Senator Bourke Hickenlooper. 67 Hoover proved that the letter was just another disinformation attempt that was made to discredit the FBI by attacking him personally. 68 Though there have been many attempts to use disinformation against Hoover, what he purportedly discovered about King during the course of the bugging is simply incredible. Carl Rowan, an African-American syndicated columnist, was initially perturbed when he discovered that King had been bugged.
In one of his columns, Rowan blamed J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, for King being bugged. 69 However, Rowan later discovered that the bugging had been ordered by U. S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy. Clyde Thomson, the FBI's associate director, revealed that in response to one of Rowan's columns: The wire tap on Martin Luther King, Jr. , was specifically approved in advance in writing by the late Attorney General of the United States, Mr. Robert F.
Kennedy. This device was strictly in the field of internal security and, therefore, was within the provisions laid down by the then President of the United States. 70 J. Edgar Hoover reportedly discovered that King had numerous love affairs. Hoover had at least 15 reels of tape about sexual entertainment and conversations between King and Abernathy that might lead to the conclusion that there was a homosexual relationship between the two ministers, noted Rowan. 71 During a discussion with someone in the FBI, Rowan discovered that there had been sexual intercourse in the King suite with Rev. Ralph David Abernathy. At another time, there was an orgy.
Those conversations had both been taped by one of the FBI's bugs. 72 The black newspaper writer and television talk show host Tony Brown mentioned the reported conversation between King and Abernathy behind closed doors. In Brown's column, he described King's reported love: 'Come on over here, you big, black m, and let me s your d, ' Martin Luther King said to his friend, Rev. [Ralph] David Abernathy... 73 In other areas, King's ethics were also questionable, especially for a minister of good-will. In the course of King's endeavors, he often plagiarized work from others, claiming it as his own and rarely giving credit where it was due. For a person who seemed accustomed to trickery, this was nothing new to him.
King would quote others' works verbatim and not give credit to the original authors. In the course of King's plagiarism, he would occasionally change a few words and would often misspell them. The following is a sample of King's literary theft; the left hand column is the original, the right King's copy: We have granted freely, however, We must grant freely, however, that final intellectual certainty that final intellectual certainty is impossible... about God is impossible. Our knowledge of the absolute will always remain relative [sic]. We can never attain complete We can never gain complete knowledge or proof of the real. 74 knowledge or proof of the real. 75 The following excerpts are from some more of his works.
On the left is the work of others from whom King obtained his ideas. On the right is King's work. 76 All feasts are divided into two All feasts are divided into two classes, feasts of precept and classes, feasts of precept and feasts of devotion. The former feasts of devotion. The feasts are holy days on of precept are holydays [sic] on which the Faithful in most which the Faithful in most Catholic countries refrain from Catholic countries refrain from unnecessary servile labour and unnecessary servile labor and attend Mass. These include all attend Mass. These include all the Sundays in the year, the Sundays in the year, Christmas Day, the Christmas Day, the Circumcision...
circumcise [sic]... Before we come to consider some Before we come to consider some modern theories it may be well modern theories it may be well to refer to two views... to refer briefly to two views... which are now obsolete or which are now obsolete or at obsolescent. least adolescent [sic].
If there is any one thing of which If there is any one thing of which Christians have been modern Christians have been certain it is that Jesus is a true certain it is that Jesus was a true man, bone of our bone, flesh of man, bone of our bone, flesh of our flesh, in all points tempted our flesh, in all points tempted as we are... At the well as we are... When at the well at Samaria he asked the of America [sic] he asked a woman... woman... King plagiarized a significant portion of his doctoral dissertation.
When Boston University formed a committee to determine the amount of plagiarism in King's dissertation, the committee concluded that 45 percent of the first part and 21 percent of the second part were copied from other people's works. 77 Despite that outrage-and probably due, for the most part, to King's popularity among African-Americans-Boston University felt that no thought should be given to the revocation of Dr. King's doctoral degree. 78 How can King be viewed as a leader to today's youth? He only obeyed the laws that he deemed just. He called for black power.
He incited riots. King threatened mayors. He wanted preferential treatment for African-Americans. He cheated in school and throughout his life. His love extended way beyond his speeches. Some congressmen felt that the type of leadership given by King was not something to be admired.
Congressman Waggonner felt that King did not deserve the attention he received. In contradiction to the beliefs held by King's misguided followers, Congressman Waggonner told the truth behind King's actions: The Washington Star of yesterday, September 20 [ 1965 ], summarized the feeling of those in government and out for the latest bit of meddling by Martin Luther King [Jr. ] in an editorial, aptly titled, 'Martin Luther King, Go Home. ' There is a great deal of concern in every quarter of the nation over the role this professional wowser has recently taken upon himself, that of a Secretary of State without portfolio. And, I might add, without invitation and without qualifications. [King] is a meddler and unqualified to tell others how to run either their government or their personal affairs. The fact that he is a Negro gives him the right, in the eyes of the deluded liberals, to meddle in any affair in which any Negro is involved. Yet the record shows that, wherever his presence is felt, there has been bloodshed, strife, and anarchy.
His 'nonviolence' has bred violence. His 'leadership' has turned loose the rampaging mob. His 'peace' has fomented hatred at a time when cool heads and reasoning was needed. 79 In the latter part of March 1968, a month before King's assassination, King decided to visit a garbage collectors strike in Memphis, Tennessee. He organized a demonstration which culminated in a riot. After the traditional burning and looting was completed, it was discovered that a 16 -year-old was killed in the process. A judge, wishing to prevent more outbursts, put forth a mandate that made certain there would be no more demonstrations.
King felt that it was an unjust law and made it perfectly clear that that he was not going to obey the law. 80 Had King obeyed America's laws or had he decided to go home, as some congressmen desired, it is quite probable that he would not have eventually been killed by the fanatic James Ray. It seems an outrage that the American government has named a day after Martin Luther King, Jr. For those of us who are still idealistic about the American way of life and truth, justice, and honor, it appears that a petition for a redress of grievances, to have that holiday repealed, would be in order. There is little question that the holiday was created to appease African-Americans; politicians felt that African-Americans should have their own hero-their own day. However, there are so many blacks that have served America well-both in war and in peace-that it seems inappropriate to give King this recognition. As for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, it appears this may have been conferred by well meaning, but misguided, members of the international community, who were either unaware of all King's activities in America or had feigned blindness.
In response to this apparent contradiction-awarding a Peace Prize to a man who had caused violence-one fellow stated his feelings, regarding the incident, which was printed in the Congressional Record: The politicians and government leaders had better stop pampering Mr. King and others like him and begin speaking against those who would bring more violence and lawlessness to our country. It is time for President Johnson to take a hard, tough line with these rabble-rouser's who advocate anarchy. Former President Harry Truman stated it well some time ago when someone admonished him for criticizing the Rev.
Martin Luther King [Jr. ]. Mr. Truman was reminded that Mr. King had been the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Truman responded, 'Well, I didn't give it to him. ' 81 Although it may seem that what has already been mentioned would be enough to warrant a repeal of the King Holiday, there is one thing about him that is particularly disturbing that needs to be addressed: King's apparent belief in socialism or, communism.
It appears that King and other leaders throughout the civil rights movement accepted that belief because they liked the idea of redistributing-the socialist's euphemism for stealing-other people's property. In order to fully understand the reasoning for this folly and before delving into King's involvement, it is necessary to take a cursory examination of the tenets of socialism. One particularly disturbing thing about America's past is the socialists and communists who have organized to create their own Utopia-a place where others work to satisfy the socialists and communists' laziness. The communists and socialists' Utopia is a place where they control the government and decide who works where, at what time, and to be paid how much. The proponents of socialism and its twin brother, communism, have caused many problems in the U. S.
and still exist in some places, especially in large cities. Although the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has practically-for all intents and purposes-crumbled from following the asinine ideology of socialism, that has not stopped the socialist advocates in America from promoting more of the same. 82 For instance, the International Socialist Organization still meets at the Teachers' College at the University of Cincinnati, which it has been doing for quite some time, much like similar groups across the United States of America. (A couple of years back, I even came across one of the ISO's fliers, which asked people to attend a meeting that was sympathetic towards the African National Congress, which is irrefutably affiliated with South Africa's Communist Party and is described later. ) Despite the U. S. S.
R. crumbling, the fringe groups who operate in America and who support an ideology similar to that which was formerly embedded within the U. S. S. R. -often formed by otherwise intelligent people-have stridently advocated more of their ideology, though its end-result has proven to be detrimental to any nation. The proponents of socialism and communism have never truly understood the work ethic (unless it was to be applied to others); physical labor and difficult mental labor has always been beneath them.
They always complain of-what they call-the wage slave type of relationship that is forged between worker and employer. The socialists' maxim has always been this: You reap what others have planted, not what you sow. Communism and socialism support the empowerment of their ideology through force or, if possible, through gradual changes. In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' past, the force used by the party resulted in the deaths of approximately 40 million of their own people. 83 Unfortunately, that estimate was probably not too far off. Also, the Nazis-the National Socialist advocates-caused the deaths of millions of people as well. The killing of people has always been an important part of the socialist ideology; people will not accept communism unless by sheer force.
Communism is the complete lack of motivation. What is the purpose of working harder if you will not reap greater rewards? In the U. S. S. R. , people learned that the harder they worked, the more the socialist leaders would benefit.
The people also felt that stealing from a company was acceptable; after all, they reasoned, everything is everybody's property-why not take it? The socialist leadership condemned the so-called bourgeoisie-the people who had made money during their lifetimes through hard work-while the socialist leaders took the profits from the bourgeoisie (and, in a sense, the socialist leadership became the new bourgeoisie, while condemning the former). The socialists condemned the capitalist yet took the rewards from those who produced and created new goods. The socialist leaders claimed to be for the worker, whom they called by the Latin word proletarian; yet the socialist leaders did everything in their power to keep that very same worker in his place by their actions. For, they felt that they knew better than the worker what he wanted-or, for that matter, needed.
Socialism was created to trick the working class with pretty slogans and prettier words. It was created to take the wealth of a nation by using and manipulating good-natured workers. Socialism was never intended to help the worker; it was created to feed off of him, like some parasitic leach, sucking the life-blood of the worker until he was of no more use and giving no rewards to the socialist leadership. Communism is the government dictating to you what you will do and what you will not do. It is the government telling you what you can say and what you cannot say. (Communism is political correctness at its worst; it was designed to control and manipulate. ) Although there will never be a nation where its people are completely free-except those where anarchy is prevalent-America has allowed people a significant amount of freedom (which seems to lessen by the day), providing that the people do not infringe upon the rights of others. Nowadays, since the so-called Red Scare is over, many people who are outright socialists are incorrectly being labeled-and sometimes even call themselves-liberals.
A liberal is anything but a socialist. A liberal is, basically, an open-minded person who is willing to discuss new ideas to better society; socialism is not a new idea and has been proven not to better society. The socialists or, communists who masquerade as liberals do not care about bettering American society as a whole; they only care only about their little groups or their special causes. Most leaders of the so-called socialist causes are in it just for the money or prestige from the followers. Other people who are incorrectly called-and sometimes call themselves-liberals support the Bill of Rights, as long as it supports their rights and not those of their adversaries (whether real or imagined). There have been major controversies in the American Civil Liberties Union when some of its members-the people who are actually true liberals, not just those who call themselves by that name-have suggested that the Constitution applies to all people within America, as it does, and not just this or that group.
The pseudo-liberals have suggested that anything which contradicts their beliefs is not to be heard. All the King's Horses and All the King's Men America's communists, socialists, and other subversives have brought about changes-changes to take away certain rights from people-that have assisted this nation in its spiral downwards. In order to take away those rights-the freedom and rights that have been created in the U. S. -the people who advocate communism or its twin brother, socialism, have had to use sheer trickery. It is by this same trickery that communist and socialist organizations have created deceptive names in order to camouflage their innermost desires.
Very few communist or socialist organizations that have existed in the U. S. are as open about their beliefs to actually use the word socialist or communist in their names as UC's International Socialist Organization. Oddly enough, some of the people who were socialists or communists are revered in today's society, although most of them have become either obscure or forgotten. Let us examine these people, who have been operating in America for some time, and their deceptive measures. In the year 1938, several people-James Dombrowski, Aubrey Williams, Carl Braden, and Anne Braden-were busy at work in the United States of America.
For instance, James Dombrowski was working as the administrator of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW). 84 That sounds like an honorable organization. Everyone likes the idea of helping people-that is, human welfare-and some places in the South (and the North, for that matter) are in definite need of it. Oftentimes, things are not quite as good as they sound. It turns out that the SCHW was a communist front. Paul Crouch, an admitted communist from 1925 to 1942 who was one of the founders of the SCHW, identified the purpose of the organization before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee: The SCHW, said Crouch, was intended to lead to class hatred and race hatred, dividing class against class and race against race. The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee voiced similar findings: [The SCHW] was conceived, financed, and set up by the Communist Party in 1938 to promote communism in the southern states. 85 The communists who formed the SCHW realized their mistake.
They needed to do something to get rid of the bad image that their organization had from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. They decided upon a simple solution-namely, to change the SCHW's name. They decided to call it the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF). That sounds good. After all, everyone is for funding education, and there are schools in the South that could use a bit more money. The communists always did have a knack for disguising their evil intentions.
They changed the name of their outfit, but not much else; their address, publication, and phone number-along with most of the officers-remained the same. Dombrowski continued to work as the administrator of the new organization, the SCEF. Board member Aubrey Williams and field secretaries Carl and Anne Braden-all of whom were identified as communists-continued to serve the SCHW with the its new name, the SCEF. 86 The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee eventually called the SCEF what it was: a communist transmission belt for the South. 87 It is not too surprising to discover that when, on October 5, 1963, the local and state police raided the SCEF office in New Orleans, quantities of communist literature were seized. 88 The SCEF was notorious for its communist affiliation. The Rev.
Fred Shuttlesworth, who was one of Martin Luther King Jr. 's African-American friends, became the head of the SCEF. Apparently, he had the qualifications that the SCEF wanted: former convict. 89 Later, Shuttlesworth formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), which King led during the boycott of buses in Alabama. There was one more person involved with the SCEF who deserves particular attention-namely, Martin Luther King, Jr. King spoke for the New York Friends of the Southern Conference Educational Fund. When people wanted to see the conference, they were told to make reservations through William Howard Mesh, who was identified by the government informant Louis Burden as a communist. 90 That, in itself, is hardly worth mentioning, but the story does not end there. Pay close attention now.
There were other organizations in America that were similar to the SCEF. The Highlander Folk School shares a legacy similar to that of the SCEF: Both organizations were formed from other organizations that were previously cited by the government as being communist organizations. (Those commies-they always were the clever ones at playing musical chairs, moving to different locations and changing the names of their organizations whenever someone turned over their rock. ) In 1932, James Dombrowski, the same fellow who was responsible for the formation of the SCHW and SCEF, and Myles Horton-both of whom were self-admitting communists-formed the Commonwealth College in Mena, Arkansas. Eventually, the government discovered that the organization was communist. (The sickle-and-hammer flag, which was prominently displayed, gave the communists away. ) The attorney general said the Commonwealth College was a communist front and fined it $ 2, 500 for violating the sedition statute of the state of Arkansas. 91 The faculty of the Commonwealth College decided it was time to move on down the road. They packed up their bags and moved to Monteagle, Tennessee, and formed the Highlander Folk School. Besides the communists Horton and Dombrowski, there were a few other communists who worked at the Highlander. For instance, Don West, who was the district director of the Communist Party from North Carolina, and Aubrey Williams, an identified communist, participated in the school's operation. 92 Aubrey Williams has an interesting history.
Much like Shuttlesworth, Williams was president of the SCEF at one time, too. In 1963, he became national chairman of the National Committee to Abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities (NCAHCUA). 93 (Our American government, at one time, had an organization called the House Committee on Un-American Activities [HCUA], which investigated, simply put, un-American activities. ) The people who formed the NCAHCUA probably thought that it was amusing to form an organization to abolish the HCUA, which was investigating the subversive activities of some of the members of the NCAHCUA. The American government did not think that was too funny; the Committee to Abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities was cited for what it was: a communist front. 94 Martin Luther King, Jr. , was associated with the National Committee to Abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities. 95 Obviously, the Highlander Folk School was one of those schools that gave its students a special kind of education. With James Dombrowski and his collaborators-Myles Horton, Don West, and Aubrey Williams-they decided to help educate the people of Tennessee. Although some people in Tennessee may have needed an education, there appeared to be an ulterior motive for the education given by the Highlander Folk School.
Subjects like English and math were not even taught there, which might make you wonder what was taught at the school. There were some well-known people who attended the Highlander Folk School and either received or gave the students their special education. For example, Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who started all the controversy surrounding the busing-boycott mentioned in the chapter A Man Named Michael, just happened to go there. She attended the Highlander Folk School for a considerable period of time and received the education offered by the Highlander Folk School. 96 It appears that the busing-system incident had some interesting characters working behind the scenes.
The busing incident helped pave the way for the preferential treatment that African-Americans receive today. Under the rallying banner of communism, the adherents fought for special treatment for African-Americans. That is what communism has always meant-namely, people given things that they would not normally merit by their own capabilities. 97 There is no doubt that there were ulterior motives for the protests. Of course, Rosa Parks, a former secretary for the NAACP denied any plans, which were probably discussed in intricate detail at the Highlander, about why the Montgomery Bus Boycott was formed. I don't really know why I wouldn't move, said Rosa Parks. There was no plot or plan at all (emphasis added). 98 Could Rosa have been lying?
Could there have been a plot or plan? Let us take a look at the past history of the Highlander Folk School, which she attended. Horton, West, Williams, Dombrowski-all known communists-were involved with the Highlander Folk School. And, of course, Rosa Parks had attended the Highlander, too. Guess who else was involved with the Highlander Folk School? Martin Luther King, Jr. (His name just keeps popping up. ) King gave a speech at the Highlander Folk School in 1957. 99 On March 28, 1965, when asked by Lawrence Spivak on the television show Meet the Press about the incident, King admitted that he was there and made a 45 minute speech. 100 Of course, it would not have done him too much good to deny his association with the Highlander Folk School, since a photograph of him was taken while he was there.
Why would Martin Luther King, Jr. , be at the Highlander Folk School? Remember the incidents from the chapter Conquering the Castles: One of Martin Luther King Jr. 's aides said compensatory preferences were to be given to blacks, and King said that he wanted only black bus drivers for predominately black routes. The Highlander Folk School, like many communist organizations operating throughout the U. S. , supported those objectives. In the picture taken at the Highlander, which was shown in the now-defunct Georgia newspaper Augusta Courier, King is sitting next to Aubrey Williams, president of the Southern Conference Education Fund, Inc. 101 Next to Aubrey Williams is Myles Horton, described by the Augusta Courier as the director of Highlander Folk School for communist training. 102 While King spoke before the assemblage at the Highlander, he said that he admired Horton's noble purpose and creative work. 103 Horton made a form letter for the Highlander, dated May 15, 1963, on which King is listed as a sponsor of the Highlander Folk School. 104 That should not be too surprising since King had announced before that his SCLC and the Highlander Folk School would be joining forces. 105 Seated behind King, Williams, and Horton in the picture is Abner W.
Berry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. 106 Abner W. Berry was also a writer for the communist publication The Daily Worker. 107 And, of course, dear old Rosa Parks, the lady who was involved in the busing incident (There was no plot or plan a
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