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an HO oe PL ie a AOR OMG SM, get: . . wr Be OER rer ages osu s ? NH. Ye 100-2862? f Directors was “INGSL-Y aN NIWE. held, sponsored by the african Acaceny cf Artes Fesearch, at Carnegie Hall, New York, The speakers were urs. ELEAs McLEOD SETHUNE. Victcry Comittee was working with the African Academy of Arte and Resear ch Party members in attendance at the Festival and that they worked in selling STS, and Fr “WASHINCTON, for the purvose ‘of slanning a ‘coumittes for On December 13, 1943, a “Grand African Dance Festival" was OSE VEL? and ire. MART | Confidentiel tnt crvan’ Agama advised that the Negro Labor an cutting on thia festivale He stated that there were a number of Communist t ee Se eS a cme tt he tickets and the like at Carnegie Hall, but that other than this, they took no active pert in the affair. A review of the files in the New York Field Division disclosed © that a meeting was held on December 4, 1945, at Edison Hall, 226 West 47th : Street, New York, New York, called by Or. MAX STEECAN, HOWARD-FasST, HERMAN te desocra tie cultare ‘to present. in an effective manner the contribution woe of the negro to smerican art and culture, oo * Am article appeared in the PEOPLES VOICE for [ecenter 4, 1945, steting that tr. YERGAN served as chairasn at this affair and that the specific outcome of the meeting was a proposed two day conference to be held, early in 1944 which would attempt tor (1) popularise through screen, radio, stage, art, literature, educetion, and music, the democratic ideal of f equality end brotherhood of all races r, a - face te far odify the traditional concepts now 24 ° wees a] Woaify Wig ws aditionsi VWHVOUY YS BYR 44 performer to certain stereotyped roles, so that each in the mediua to which be. is best suited. Boo . (3) Coordinate the activities of “existing orgentzations Sie mk ga ere nvensug $6 Open more employnent opportunities for negroes in the ene 249007) a ve terteinnent industry and to elininate racial barriers in the field of — art. . : "Fz enoneor a6 Ivities based npon the dultural eontribut ons ae Patt 44, Sponsor sctivities Basec apen the Saitural = s of the negro people "1 St eit et eet ied hE De ad ap ai OR I ts ee eens Mate Bor a me See eee nde oe RPE F444" . - - 16 - : ' . * = . 2 t ~ _ a . .. . 7 4 . - a3 Mee em ? “ rE oer 7. . Fee 7 * ve 7 LA : ys. ¥ “ a 4 . - we aoe are ; : ar . r - eRe ce ae TE S _ Fk Te fee we a ee ae =o te Se A gg BM eT a Le ly oe +o . Capertee ee fens