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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 5
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article stitud that PAUL ROBESCN appearcd on Suptombar 20, .
i949, ee a dufemso witness at the nino month-old Communist
trisl and testified for nineteen minutes before Judge HAROLD
R,. MEDINA. Ths article statcd in part, “Learning that mr,
RORSAON had not heen called ag a charactor witness for the
sleven Party leaders on trinl, dudgo MEDIN"' barred most of
his testimony sand doclared that Mr. ROBSSON hod no knowledge ...
of the facts that sre relovant hero in this caso." According
to the article, ROBESON called ao press conference efter his
appearanca et which he praisod the ‘Conmunist Party BS the den
fonder of tho Kogroes. ._. . ee ree et
the "Morning Froaiheit", adnxted October 10, 1949,
_ page &, columns 1 and 2, contrined a roport on the PAI —~.
ROBSSON conourt in Cloveland, Ohie, on October 7, 1949. Yn
part, thie article quoted ROBSSON eas aaying, "Yes, I am proud
to walk with ond fight with tho horoie 12 Communist loaders who
are the victimes of a black conspiracy by the same forecs
who ara resvonsible for the system of lynching, racism end
Jim Crow, Foloy Square is now the symbol of the Th EnE for
Libopty snd pores by all the opprosscd: —
The "Guide to Subversive Organd zations ard publica-
tions®, montionad previously, reflects the following on the
“Morning Freihoit's
W1,. A ‘Communist Yiddish daily %. | -
(Attornuy General Francis Biddle, congressional ory ae
Record, Saptomber 2h, 1942, ps 7686.} —
@. ' Th. Frotheit has bocn ons of tho renkest organs
of Communist propagunda in this country for slmost
R quarter of a contury.”
(fpeclel Conmmittss on n-Ameriesn Activitics, Report
Napch 25, 194k, Ds 75.4
3 'Pho of fieinl Comauniat nowsapaper published in tho --
Yiddish tongue. For many yoars, M. J. Olgin was.
oditer of Prehuit. Olgin was one of the outstanding Ho
luadcrs of the Communist Party in the United States
for 20 voars.t neta
oo {Californie Comuittce on Un-American Activities, ~~
“— Repert, 1948, pe 22.) - Oe
ks Ons of the daily papors publishod by the ‘Communist ae
Fart. te,
(Naswachusette House Committes on Un-Amopioan Activie. he.
thon, Roport, 1938, Ps 3326)"
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