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a 7 1 ee ” . . ow wo moe we “4 soe er ne re es a ee me i ie _ a ne a“ a ~~ 7 3 ‘3 Peg Oe : a can . , t t FEDERAL BUREA NVESTIGATION Form No.1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT WEY, HAVEN, CONNECTICUT : NEE NS. 100-8032 FQu REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE | PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY 1 “Fr fs _4 HICH BA ; { Tm" ESLANDA GOODE “ROBESON, also known as. Mrs, Paul LeRoy ‘Robeson; Essie/Robeson synopsisorracrs: Subject called for social, economic and actual if emancipation of the Negro in a speech at Hartford © ~ J ; on December 12, 1943. She cited Russia as a country ~~. -- where discrimination had been abolished. On January 7, 1944, she made @ similer speech_be ; Club at Hartford, Connecticut. Li Jenuary 12, 1944, at Was OL y DETAILS: ‘ AT HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT On December 12, 1943, Mrs. PAULAROBESON gave a talk at the fy; A Bellevue Square Community Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut, } & during which she stated that scientific investigation has proven racial differences to be purely superficial and ealled = - for social, economic and "actual" political emancipation for the Negro now, according to a news article appearing in the Hartford COURANT on December 13, 1943. This news item further quoted Mrs. ROBESON as stating "Discrimination ageinst our people is a problem facing democracy as a working ideology and diecrimina. being is oot ar Pnaee of the attempt to keep democratic ideas from mpd realized," She continued, "For the last ears we have DRPORKART CUSTATSED been told that education, social freedan and ei be equality IB TE3LASSIFIED wit} be accorded us gradually, We ere sick of hearing that. If aon SHOWA ” | it was possible to give these things to the minority groups in _ APPROVED AND FORWARDED. a “ DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES 1 i} ‘ is a are wtp Boston one by ss & EXT. n af - a . - 1. * ees can - DaTE OF REVIEW _ - ee) | , »y 7 md