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deta Ml a ntiainem mmtaanrittee cnet eee i. edly ee en eee os —— ; t pore ob § “ ere, as bdo ' In September, 1945, a sertoua race disturbance developed Gt the Froebel High School in Gary, Indiana, caused by serious “friction between the Negro and white students at the achool. In. _ order to counteract the action of the white students in refusing _. to attend classes with the Negroes, the Chicago Office of the - dmertean Youth for Democracy organtxed a special rally at Orchestra Holl in Chicago ot which Danny Kaye appeared as the princtpal speaker, The rally took place on October 1, 1945, and all Chieago high echool students were tnutted tn order to Prevent similar outbursts tn Chicago achnole. _ _ The Chicago Action ounetil has been described by the "Sentinel," a weekly published tn Chicago, as @ group "comattted to the defeat and erudication of Fascten,” : ; It should be noted that the Amertean Youth for Democracy has be:n cited by the Attorney General of tie United States as a Conmmuntst organtzation. The "Daily People's world” tn tts tssue of September 26, 1945, carrted an article reflecting that the fall senester of the Hollywood branch of the People's Educational Center opened on September 2d, 1945, and that the emphasis of the teaching program would be upon peace and postewar problems and new cultural hortzons. Particular publictty was piven to the motion Picture tndustry which had brought before tie students filn Personaltttes, among whom was Danny Kaye. It ta noted that the "Datly People's World” ts a west coast daily Conauntst - publication and the People's Zducational Center has been cited by the Attorney General of the United States as a Connunist organization. The "Washington Post" of October 27, 21927, contained a statement of the Comatttee for the First Amendment which protested "the continuing attempt of the House Committee on Unednertcan Activities to emear the motion picture industry." Among ‘those stgning this statement was Danny Kayes a a oo _— It ts noted thet the Comnittee yor the First Amendment has been ctted by.the California Connittee on UneAnerican Activities in tts 1948 report as follows: "4 recently created