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Claudia Jones — Part 1
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The article sets out the manner in which the peace” ;
centers operate in practice and the role of the Negro people 23 roost.
in the. "fight, for peace and freedom". Loa kaye e con, cg gS
The subject concludes the article by writing, a
"The Communist Party, whose leaders are victima of Smith Act .
repression, can be proud of its modest contribution to the ~ are a
struggle for peace. What would our nation have been, had we. > - .+.
not had the inspiring leadership of the Party led by WILLIAM
Z. FOSTER and EUGENE DENNIS? The whole activity of the Farty
has been devoted to reversing the present ruinous path of our
nation, resulting from the Wall Street bi-partisan policy. The --.
membership, in and out of the organized peace movement, have
been selfless in their work for peace, and have experienced :‘ _
and are experiencing many reprisals as the Communist Party fights
for its legal rights as an American politel party, a fight which
is itself, of course, of the essence of the struggle againat -
war, Communists must and do bring to the peace movement the”
selfleasness, @npnusiansn and confidence in victory characteristic
of Marzists-Leninists, not because they are self-righteous, but
because the Party is correct, because its path | is the path of...«:..
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"as Communists we atruggle for peace, ‘equality, oa
freedom and Socialism -- we struggle for the best interests .
of the working class, the Negro people, the farming masses,
the vast majority of the American people. To fulfill these
high Communist principles, we must learn from the people and
we must shed ali moods of ‘spontaneity! in the peace struggle. =
The mastery of the united front tactic, the feepentng of our.
ideological weapons, must be strengthened, BRE
"To work to unite all people who understand that our .
country is in danger of war and fascism; to work so that our -
nation is not viewed with fear and loathing by the peoples of
world; to root our peace struggle basically among the working
class and Negro people <= this is the path to the achievement
of the correct main line of our Party in this period, That main’
line seeks the emergence of an anti-fascist, anti-monopoly,
people's peace coalition, that will lead to a people's front woecte
against war and fascism strong enough to curb the warmongers in.
1952 and tous open to all the , American people a vista of happiness,
security, eyuality and peace."
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