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eee ens as Pog Bee gee ime Worker” issue of April 20, yosd 7 weeldy, news FSPAPEr x. NY -100-25857 nee rs : eer ergs ~ Es eed? 4 Ee ae Fi aekl ary rr hl weg Te aa : : cae ‘East 33rd Street, Chicago, Illinois, at which several | - Communist Party members were present. PAUL ROBESON - discussed concerts that he had in California and ‘elted ” one which was a complete failure because he had — ‘pecelived adverse publicity in the newspapers and Lackéd - support from unions and Negroes. — ; ois 2 git “cl. 4" ROBESON stated he had a singing - won| c engagement in Haiti but he refused to go because he — wanted togive another concert in California that would o0 be successful. - L. 27-5. .” ROBESON stated that prior to this) ‘second } California concert he went to the Negro leaders - oo. in the trade unions movement and various ministers Sette, to get their support. He stated that some local — ene politicians tried to disrupt the concert but failed and oe the enonzert wae ss asureess an mich ano thet he had heen meses ee ed at ee ad Ble ye we fe be Rote Dak eh ger ge Set he Beal Ba ee fhe No? Chat he ee i 6 de asked to return in the fall. A BS Sar ‘ROBESON stated he felt that the Negro... tits fight for civil rights is finally sinking into the 2.000. +. minds of ministers, educators and the Negro people in general, He stated that this could also be said of... pees middie- class whites. - a as - _— . Toe Le a page four, column two, contained an article eaptioned, «..<. =. nos "Robeson Sings in Detroit, April 25." In this article poe “it was stated that PAUL ROBESON would sing with the DETEELT. Met artford Avenue Baptist Church Choir on April 25 at “— ee, ‘7: 30 P: Tm. en main Lig ere at cee . ; TE an . ee : -¥ . woe Ss '» : weet - - : eo Vee bl - oe an . it nna "the Worker" 4s an ‘East Coast Communit st, a 2 et i “lp ie