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 30
Page 44
44 / 140
NY ‘100-25857 Chet
of the National Coun¢il of American - Soviet Friendship.
(NCASF}) to be held Sunday, November 10, 1957. The article.
pointed out that ROBESON was flying East from the West Coast
to share in the traditional observance of the anniversary ~-
of the founding of the Soviet. Union and the establishment lo
of diplomatic relations between the United States and the .-
USSR. _—
The NCASF has been designated by the Attorney.
General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order
10450.
"The Worker" is an Bast Coast Commnist newspaper.
The "Daiiy Worker" issue of November 12; 1957, "- °o~
page one, columm one, contained an article concerning a =... .
rally of the NCASF held November 10, 1957, at Carnegie ,
Hall, New York City, at which the subject was a speaker.
Concerning remarks of the subject, the article stated,
"ROBESON recalled that visiting the Soviet Union in 1954
was ‘as I often afterwards said, like standing on a new
pianet' where he felt no discrimination as to color existed.
‘Now! he said, ‘we begin to see it will be possible to
stand on another planet' and survey the earth. Enemies
of the Soviet Union, he declared, had better forget about
pushing them back they 'd better just decide to. live. in
peate and friendship". oo 7 ,
It is noted that the date 1954 ‘in ‘the above
article is an obvious misprint as informants who attended
the rally reported that ROBESON actually said 1934,
The "Daily Worker" was an East Coast Communist
daily newspaper which suspended publication in January, 1958.
. aes that PAUL ROBESON ls
attended the. on er 10, 1957, held in- :
_ Carnegie Hall, New York City. ‘ea: Stated ROBESON Bang -
or
ol
A
at
Reveal the original PDF page, then click a word to highlight the OCR text.
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