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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 6
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here, I'm as good as anybody, and my children can ge
school with white children". ‘ee =: she asked if
Russia would not take his chi way from him, and
ROBSSCN replied "They won't take my children away - I'm a
special person here - I'm training an opera company to give
TOM SAWYER - It is very amusing for me, a Negro, to be
training White Russians to sing TOM SAWYER in Russian - I
speak Russian like a native"
When asked by Sy 3: he planned to return
to America, ROBESON replied "I'm never going back - I'm
tired of beirg pushed around over there - I'm a Communist
and I can come out in the open over here - There's no such
thing as freedom in the USA." Mrs. BAYS replied to ROBESON
she would give him six mnths and he'd be back in the USA, TC:
to which ROBESON replied "Never", and he got up. and Left the b
table. iD
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said she was certain the person she yj
talked to was {Cf8SCN, and she said her party returned t
America in due cour se,
returned to London alone, ¢ wille walkine doyn Ficcadilly,
she ran into ROBESON on the street. SI 5: she
made a remark to ROBESON, who was alone, to the effect, "I
see you came out of Russia", to which ROBESON replied tYes,
they tried my children away from me, ard I wouldn't
stay". aid "Then my prophecy was correct", to
which ROBESON replied angrily, "I'm going back to the USA,
but I will not give up my work, for I still believe in the
cause." After the above remark ROBESON walked off down the
street, and as not seen him since.
ay :::: she has continued her fight against
Communi and cited a concert in St. Louis in 194] or 1942
where istributed a lot of literature and
ver lI 5 of ROBESON's concert. The
concert was allegedly moved from St. Louis to East St. Louis.
On June 1, 1956
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S been in this area, she has con-
ducted seances am made many talks before varieus clubs
here. omemraarraad said y=: been allegedly forced
mel do ay churen group w which she was associating in
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