Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Paul Robeson Sr — Part 28
Page 9
9 / 60
RY 2100-25657. ~
Restore Paul Robesonts Fausp..t," locsisn ab £2606 7 Avenue,
New Yor“ City. This throw-sway listed MAiGuaRE?T NeGALER, secratary
of the sbove capticnéa committee ana quotes her as follows: 7 ~
"Por more than ome year raAlUL RUsiovn has been imprisscsed within
the geographical ooundries of the Unitean States, In viclation: or
our constitutional puarscitees of Freecom sist speech and the right
to secure and own property, the State Department has cancelled
PAUL ROBLSON's right to travel abroaa ta fill the numerous
requests to hear him. sing and, SPeORks | '
"Recently, repre: ventatives of various peace organizations,
cultural, Civil Rights, and Labor groups, as well as individuala--
came to give ang Po oom 8 Provisional ConA Pee to Restore FAGL-
AUBnSON hs Passport ." - _.
This committees believes thet the denial of Mr. ROBESON s
_risht to travel abroaa is a threat to the fresuou and. BECRPL BY es
of all Americays in all walas of life. Consequently we are 4a the
process of orgenizing a nati onal campaign around the ease of
FAUL Rockauh! se passport ." *
This throw-anay was in the form of a letter appealing
for Linancial support of the above captionec conmittee. 7
Ts or:
Confiscential Intorvant a. oF. KNOWS reli ability,
has acvicec that MARGAIcTAMCCAUEN was a mem j
eS or the Communist Political Association sometime 4n
ee the "Daily Worker" of ugust Ts ‘Lyb2y ‘page one, « “column OnE »
carried an article captiones "Pau. Robeson Says; Fight Now-Don't
Wait For No." This article quoted sOEBBSGN as follows: * shoever
is electen Presigent, Nerroes want an FErc, voting rights and an
ead to white supremacist terror NOW, There is no reason, if we
have the strength and vision to press aow for these. (civil right 3}
goals uditealy, why we shoule have to Wis <it uutil after the
Slechions te get toon." “3 Pa
co oe we
ts
wos Jes Tb is further quoted © aS ROBESON jajiteae,’ "Hone « of ‘the |
candidates for the highest offices in thisjland, take e forthright
position on civil rights ana back it up wot action except the...
nominees at Ane Progressive Party, VINCE VIALE HENAN y fer " presiaent ,
ate
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
letter
federal bureau
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic