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FBI Wanted poster for Robert Franklin Williams

Title of the Document
FBI Wanted poster for Robert Franklin Williams
One Line Summary
This is a wanted poster from the FBI for Robert F. Williams. It reflects the government’s efforts to suppress his activism, viewing it as a threat to the existing social order.
Author
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Date Created
31 August 1961
Location
Washington D.C.
Type of Document
Government Document
Publisher
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Transcription
WANTED BY THE FBI
INTERSTATE FLIGHT – KIDNAPPING
ROBERT FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
Photograph taken May, 1961
DESCRIPTION
Age: 36, born February 26, 1925, Monroe, North Carolina
Height: 6’ Complexion: Dark Brown
Weight: 240 pounds Race: Negro
Build: heavy Nationality: American
Hair: black Occupation: freelance writer, freight handler, janitor, machinist Eyes: brown
Scare and Marks: scare left eyelid, scar left nostril, scar on calf of right
Provenance
“FBI Wanted poster for Robert Franklin Williams, August 31, 1961,” Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.

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