</s>4-18-8-8 airtel air mail To: BAC, Jodmaville (44-700) From: Director, TX (44)-38001) -3678 gut E-367 1 noumitrol 4-10-08. unidentified in this coo. Dignibon. Amitted prints and photograph retained Identification - - Memphis (44 -18077) SEARCHED. INDEXED. SERIALIZED. FILLED. APR 2, 1968 FBI - MEMPHIS Leamns. E 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains fragmented FBI records from 1968 involving investigations into potential suspects linked to civil rights activities and alleged threats against Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Key figures include William Boykin, a student at Mississippi State University (MSU), who was reported to possess firearms, purchase rifles, and express hostility toward campus authorities and police. Boykin's interactions with officials like Dr. HUMPHREYS and Dean JESSE PARRISH are noted, along with his alleged connections to other students and purchases of weapons. John Willard is mentioned in the context of a library at MSU named after him. Noah Jefferson Carden and Sidney Barnes are linked to white citizen councils in Alabama, with Barnes allegedly stating intentions to kill MLK if he visited Mobile. The FBI sought comparisons of fingerprints and photographs related to suspects, including Carden, and coordinated with agencies in Memphis, Birmingham, and Cleveland. References to other cases, such as the 1963 bombing of a Baptist church in Birmingham, are included alongside unrelated advertisements and administrative notes.  

Key People:  
- William Boykin (MSU student, alleged firearm possession)  
- John Willard (library donor at MSU)  
- Noah Jefferson Carden (linked to white citizen councils, suspected involvement in threats against MLK)  
- Sidney Barnes (alleged associate of Carden, reported anti-Semitic views and plans to kill MLK)  
- Dr. HUMPHREYS (president of an unspecified institution)  
- Dean JESSE PARRISH (Dean of Students at MSU)  
- Robert M. "Bob" Smith (associated with Carden and Barnes)  
- Admiral John G. Crommelin (linked to Alabama civil rights activities)  

Key Locations:  
- Mississippi State University (MSU)  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Mobile, Alabama  
- Cleveland, Ohio  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
- Lancaster, California  

Key Events:  
- Boykin's purchase of firearms and alleged threats against campus authorities  
- Investigations into Carden and Barnes' involvement in white citizen councils and potential plots against MLK  
- FBI fingerprint comparisons and photographic analysis of suspects  
- Coordination between FBI offices in Memphis, Birmingham, Cleveland, and Philadelphia  
- References to the 1963 bombing of a Baptist church in Birmingham  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- White Citizens Councils (Alabama)  
- Mississippi State University (MSU)  
- Solomica/Company of the South, Inc. (advertising entity mentioned in unrelated context)

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_76-01-part_3_of_4.pdf

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