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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 5
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{ belong to the American Resiatancs: Movement whieh fights .
against American Imperialism just as the Resistance Movement .-.~
fought sgainst HTTLSR and Fasciem. If American war mongers —
fancy they could win millions of American Negroce for war
against those countrics (tho Soviet Dnien and the Pvooplcts
Democracies), then they might understand thet this will ~
never be the caso. Why should the Negroes over fight
against the only nation in the world whure racial discrimina~_
tion is prohibited end where the paople Jive fracly? Never! .
I ¢an @esure you they will never fight eacainst the Soviet )
Union or the Pooplets Democraciea,? ae
ae ee On April 27, 1949, ny Dag" ennounced that sq ©.
many people had sougat tickets for ROBESON's concert that ho
hed promised to sing eat the Moy Day dumonstration of the
Stockholm Communists,
Bn ogo Pucords reflectcd that én’ “April 30; 94907
at hie "HY Dag" Concert, ROBESON was showsred with flowors -
we
‘y:
A oto
“4 from some thirty Communist. lebor organizations and persone
a elly assisted in the collection of funds. Later, if was
| lesrnod that autoegrcphed photographs of ROBESON Wore boing |
ae offercd as prizes in a fund raising compstition of the Swodish ©
Sek Communist Youth organisation.
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ae
4
ROBESON trrived in Praha, Czschosilovakia, on May
ai, 1949 and on Moy 29, 1949, sang at the Zinnd Stadiun,
where he addressed tha sudisnee in Ruseian. While in Praha, |
ROBESON was decorated by the Chairmen of the International
Students! Paton with the Honorsble Gold Badge of tho Unione Soa ee
1 rh ges
The nowapaper obrana Lidu"®, issuu of May 29, 19k9.
quoted ROBESON as saying *thon't Porgst that I come from the
hard-fiehting progressive pucole in the United States who |
are fighting a ruactionary Govurnment,t" a
Theses rocords rceflcet that in Tune, 1949, ROBESON! -
netivities in Moscow, Russia, included a reeoption given by
the Union ef Sovisct writers, presuntation of the first coneort
at chaikovsext Hall and dulivury of an address at the Acadengy
of Selences fo commumorate the Russian iuthor PUSHKINe | sagt leet. cep
eee
Bhs “THESPRAELOREL Students! Onion is mantionsd in Cette!
the “Guide to Subversive Organizations and Bublications, dated
May 14, 1951, prepared and roloased by tho Coumittes om tine nel
imerican Activiticsa, U. 5S. House of Representatives, p Woehing.-
ton, D» Ces ‘page 6h, as follows: .
eh be eee be ee, Ce rr ad
Wl. cited as an Snturnattional communis front
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