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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 21
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The Seattle “Star” of February 12, 1946, reported an interview with
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» .., from the &th through the 15th year, He said, “ly son is definitely the-
it" produst of Soviet education.” He continued and said, "I am well satiofied,
: The Russian ptandards are extremely highs® : 100-12504-58 eo
the "Daily Worker* of Iaroh Be 1948, Listed Robeson anong those *
acting as sporsors of a "Hatfonal Lobilization in Washington" povemnt
ee to be held April & through 7, 10946, to “Sin the United States back to a
at cemine anti-Fasoist foreign program," 100-12304-40, pg ll
te The *Peoplets Voice” of karéh 50, 1946, reported that Robeson spoke
a before a mass reoting at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California,
that day which meeting was sponsored jointly by the Council on African Affairs
and the "People's Daily World,” Among other things, he called for aid and
Gemocrati patios for the solonial people of the world. _ -100"12504-Sub A
ome Yorker" of Septenber 1, 1946, ‘sata that the editors of “lew
vances” had amounced they would sponsor « production entitled, "Adventure —
comnts. , Dramatic® at Carnegie Hall on September 22,1946, Robeson reportedly would
- -., |»! pertiolpate and combine his talents along with other artists in the stage
—_—_ production of “The Great Conspiracy Against Russia,” by Albert Kahn and -—
Micheel Sayers. 100-12304=-Sub A
The “Peoplets Voloe” of October 19, 1946, desoribes Robeson an Com
Chairman of the Bational Committee to Wih the Peace, member of the Exrooutlve
Comaittee of the Independent Citizens Committes of Arts, Soiences and Pro=
fossions, Chairman of the Council on African Affairs, Chairman of the Anerican
Crusade to End Lynching, The seme article reported that he was a witness .
Pet - before the Tenney Joint Legislative (California) Commission on Un-Anorican-
f 4 “yc+', kothvities in Los Angeles, California, on October 7, 1946, When asked it he
- thought Russia {n 1917 was the ideal country in which to test Marxism, ‘he
- said, “No, I think the best country to test the principles of Marxieu might.
be the Amerion of today, Russia tn 1927 was too poors” He said he was not
@ Comminist but that “eooe gh @ Kegro” he was “inevitably attracted to oad
Anti-Fasolat Movenents, TY beneed 100-12504-Sub a a 7
: In the Hew York rines* of Ootober 1? 1986, this sane information was
Feported and he is quoted ag having said that "regardless of Russia's totalio
. tarian features, it was a country which had established equality of peoples
_of black, white and yellow and where a derogatory we, of the word ‘Sow! ;
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Le te ‘Dally Worker" of October ly 1948, in ting thie sane y informa
tion quoted Robeson as having told Senator Tenney that the existence of his
Comittee was evidence of the fact that Pasoism etill lives, He was asked
if he was a Commnist, He replied that he characterized himself as an
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