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"Tolson accepted the American flag that draped Hoover's casket."

What does it mean "to accept" a flag? 2601:200:C000:1A0:B15B:237F:FBAF:F56D (talk) 15:41, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

When the American flag is removed from the casket and folded into a triangle it is then handed to a close family member of the deceased person, often a spouse or parent. If there are no family members at the funeral someone close to the deceased will be given the flag. If the person doesn't refuse to take the folded flag, it has been accepted. (I have no reliable reference to cite for this, it is just personal knowledge from attending several veteran's funerals.) Karenthewriter (talk) 05:15, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ethnicity

It has been recently brought to light that he was of African ancestry and passed as white. Some of his Black relatives have come forward to discuss this fact. Birdzmo3 (talk) 23:04, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming that you're referring to this article by Essence. If so, the source it cites is not recent, it's a book from 2000 [1]. Millie McGhee, the author, has no academic credentials. Additionally, Hoover's biographers don't seem to mention this claim at all. I don't think it's notable enough to be mentioned in the article. Antiok 1pie (talk) 23:32, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See also this WaPo article which labels Hoover's alleged African-American a myth. Antiok 1pie (talk) 23:38, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sexuality takes up an enourmous amount of the article

Shouldn't it just be a couple sentences and link to an article on the topic? Tikaboo (talk) 16:28, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence needed

The evidence cited in the footnote [128] as of this date leads to a 404 error on the redirection website. This either needs new evidence or to be removed as the subject is a very serious allegation 143.231.249.133 (talk) 17:06, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence Needed

The evidence cited in the footnote [93] as of this date leads to a 404 error on the redirection website. 2601:240:8101:3220:FCD4:1F9A:3031:4C4B (talk) 03:52, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]