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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 5
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communist front by the california committee on Un+jmerican .....
Aetivitices, Report, 1948, page 392. ee
The September 1, 1949 issuc of the "pally worker", -
' page 3, coluun 1, contained an article entitled, "Harlom -.__
furns Out to fell Mobsters «= — wetll Fight pock. phis 2.- -
article stated that 15,000 people met in or near the goldon
Gato Ballroom, New york city, and hcld a torchlight parade
‘to protest and demand "prosocution of the peekskill mobsters ~~
who attempted to lynch PAUL ROEESON." ‘The article stated ———-..
that ROBESON announced that ho was returning to pecokskill
with his frionds and quoted him as saying, "Thoy?11 know
where to find mo," oo : “os
rae On advised that on tha
date, at a mocting of
communist party, mombers wero alii must atton Wp
Peokskill co. on the following Sundoy, when P..UL ROBESON
would appoar, advisud that the meeting was to bo hold
undor tho nance Westchester citizen's committee for Law and ~~
Order, and hold at tho former Hollow Brock Golf course,
four miles north of Peekskill, New york, ur ther ‘
adviscd that orders had been given for il, strong male
comrades to be prosunt in the area as a socurity and patrol
Loree, ;
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the "paily workor™ issuo of soptomber 5, 19.9, --— -—
pago 1, coluan 1, contained an article ontitlod, "Cops j;4d--- --
Now pookskill Mob Assault", with sub-titlo, "Cars stoned, a
Many Jnjurod, jftor 25,000 Hoar RORESON at concort," ghia =.
article stated in part, ",ftor most of a 25,000 audionco
which came to hear P..UL KOBESON sing at peckskill dcpartod,”
& club-wiclding, rock-throwing mob, aidod by many polico and
Gcputios, brutally assaulted hundrods of mon, womon and ........-.
childrons" The article stated that PAUL ROBESON was safo
in Now york aftor attacks on his car which smashed two _-
windows and dented the car body. .
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