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5 C3 ~ PAUL ROBESON AND ASSOCIATE. 3 22 Fast 8th Street (Care of Mc Gee) New York, New York 4 “| fo —_ we July 28, DEAR FRIEND: a td We invite you to join us in sponsoring the enclosed "Statement by Negre: Americans to the President and Attorney General of the United States," Please indicate your endorsement of the "Statement" by signing and return- ing the enclosed postel reply card at once, Try to get it to us within two or three days, It is clear that we Negro Americans will lose even our right to fight for ow righte wiless an aroused American people puts a halt to the govern- mont's hysteria-breeding attacks upon the Commnists, The recent . "round-up" of national Conmmnist leaders reminds us all too mich of the first step fascist governments always take before moving to destroy the democratic rights of all minority groupe. The text of the enclosed "Statement" mikes explicit the fact that “we raise here no defense of the principles of the Commnist Party"; that our concern is to protect the right of all minorities to fight for the kind of America they consider just and democratic, Unless thie right is Protected, the Negro people can never hope to attain full citizenship. As you my have read in the newspapers, this "Statement" has already been signed by about 150 Negro leaders in 21 different states, Included among them are Bishop R, R, Wright, Jr. (Ohio), Frederick Nickiewhite (vt, ), Magistrate Joseph B, Rainey {Pa.), Raymond Tillman (Ie.), Mrs, Mildora Payne (Colo,), Larkin Marshall (Ga.), Capt, Hugh Mulzac ix.y.), and Hilliard Ellis (I11,) Our goal is to obtain the endorsements of 1,000 Negro leaders from all parts of the country, Then the Statement will be presented formlly to the President and Attorney General, and released in full to the press. . We hope you will join us in this public expression on 8 serious iasue which ee oe ee ee ae ae Pern eee ee ae Teme eee BS Cabiy aL200C5 VL WOALETS or Negro ASYiCANnS, Please let us have your postal card reply immediately, arely yours, ene. ay, PATT, RORPS CNT New Vem 0 ty De ee ee ere ir mb ek oe eit W.E.B. DU BOIS, New York City ROSCOE C, DUNGEE, Oklahoma City, Okla, CHARIES P, HOJARD, Des Moines, Iowa iit