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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 6

137 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Mar 6, 1956 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Paul Robeson Sr · 137 pages OCR'd
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oO ‘A Ol dBi here, I'm as good as anybody, and my children can ge school with white children". ‘ee =: she asked if Russia would not take his chi way from him, and ROBSSCN replied "They won't take my children away - I'm a special person here - I'm training an opera company to give TOM SAWYER - It is very amusing for me, a Negro, to be training White Russians to sing TOM SAWYER in Russian - I speak Russian like a native" When asked by Sy 3: he planned to return to America, ROBESON replied "I'm never going back - I'm tired of beirg pushed around over there - I'm a Communist and I can come out in the open over here - There's no such thing as freedom in the USA." Mrs. BAYS replied to ROBESON she would give him six mnths and he'd be back in the USA, TC: to which ROBESON replied "Never", and he got up. and Left the b table. iD “ eo said she was certain the person she yj talked to was {Cf8SCN, and she said her party returned t America in due cour se, returned to London alone, ¢ wille walkine doyn Ficcadilly, she ran into ROBESON on the street. SI 5: she made a remark to ROBESON, who was alone, to the effect, "I see you came out of Russia", to which ROBESON replied tYes, they tried my children away from me, ard I wouldn't stay". aid "Then my prophecy was correct", to which ROBESON replied angrily, "I'm going back to the USA, but I will not give up my work, for I still believe in the cause." After the above remark ROBESON walked off down the street, and as not seen him since. ay :::: she has continued her fight against Communi and cited a concert in St. Louis in 194] or 1942 where istributed a lot of literature and ver lI 5 of ROBESON's concert. The concert was allegedly moved from St. Louis to East St. Louis. On June 1, 1956 advised she is acquainte S been in this area, she has con- ducted seances am made many talks before varieus clubs here. omemraarraad said y=: been allegedly forced mel do ay churen group w which she was associating in + rm > Lea ae 2 = weiiah ehe he haan eee CE LO Tan eS wWnhicn Sne nas peen a
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