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Domestic News
June 8, 1956
Arkansas State Press
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins warned Oklahoma branches that a woman touring and claiming to be the wife of Gus Courts, NAACP leader in Belzoni, Mississippi, is a fraud soliciting funds in his name.
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Beware Woman's Misrepresentation
Roy Wilkins Warns Oklahoma NAACP
Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Oklahoma were this week warned by NAACP executive secretary, Roy Wilkins, that a woman reportedly touring claiming to be the wife of Gus Courts is a fraud!
Mr. Wilkins was recently informed by Gus Courts, NAACP leader in Belzoni, Mississippi who last year narrowly escaped assassination, that such a woman was visiting NAACP units in Oklahoma and soliciting funds, in Mr. Courts' name.
In a letter to James Stewart, president of the Oklahoma City NAACP, Mr. Wilkins warned against giving any support or funds to any woman "fraudulently representing herself as the wife of Gus Courts."
Roy Wilkins Warns Oklahoma NAACP
Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Oklahoma were this week warned by NAACP executive secretary, Roy Wilkins, that a woman reportedly touring claiming to be the wife of Gus Courts is a fraud!
Mr. Wilkins was recently informed by Gus Courts, NAACP leader in Belzoni, Mississippi who last year narrowly escaped assassination, that such a woman was visiting NAACP units in Oklahoma and soliciting funds, in Mr. Courts' name.
In a letter to James Stewart, president of the Oklahoma City NAACP, Mr. Wilkins warned against giving any support or funds to any woman "fraudulently representing herself as the wife of Gus Courts."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Naacp Fraud
Gus Courts Wife
Roy Wilkins Warning
Oklahoma Branches
Fund Solicitation
What entities or persons were involved?
Roy Wilkins
Gus Courts
James Stewart
Where did it happen?
Oklahoma
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Oklahoma
Event Date
This Week
Key Persons
Roy Wilkins
Gus Courts
James Stewart
Outcome
warning issued against supporting or giving funds to the fraudulent woman.
Event Details
NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins informed Oklahoma branches via a letter to James Stewart that a woman claiming to be the wife of Gus Courts is fraudulently soliciting funds in his name while touring NAACP units.