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OPTIONAL FORM WG. 10 £ - : UNITED STATES GO ‘RN T Memoranuum TO Date: June 23, 1960 sugject: DR. W. E. B. DUBOIS = |. FULTON LEWIS, JR., RADIO PROGRAM ' JUNE 23, 1960 5 . "3 -" On his radio program at 7 p.m., June 23, 1960, Fulton Lewis, Jr., dwelled at length upon the communist background and sympathies of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois.* Mr. Lewis stated that Dr. DuBois is being given a T.enin Peace Prize by the Russian Embassy tonight (June 23) and that this is merely one more indication of the very close connection f between the Communist Party, USA, and the Soviet Union. Mr. Lewis “* —- _ pointed out that those attending the presentation of this award to Dr. DuBois include Communist Party functionaries Ben Davis, Louis Weinstock and Alexander Trachtenberg. After reciting several examples of Ee DuBois's subversive-type statements and affiliations, Mr. Lewis concluded with the observation that the Russians are welcome to persons of Dr. DuBois' s ilk. t f i RECOMMENDATION: + m4 —_— e = = s None. For information. eX 102 TO JUN 29 1950 * ALL INFORMATION DANTE Ai; a a cusielanes bilan 4 7 [ad | ie ‘ CR * DuBois, a 92-year-old Negro of New York City who obtained his Ph.D. at Harvard, was an original co-founder of the NAACP. Although it has never be established that DuBois was a member of the CP, he has been actively associated with numerous front groups including Council on African Affairs, National Committee on American-Soviet Friendship, American Peace Crusade and the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born.