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COR TIAL NY 100-25857 : / nee Chisea Py i 2 DAVIS was in contact w IBESON on that date. a the ensuing © conversation between DAVIS and ROBESON, DAVIS congratulated ROBESON on his second concert at Carnegie Hall, 5/23/58, and — . stated he was sorry that he could not have been there. ROBESON remarked that he was astounded at the success of the concert and that it opened up entire new vistas for ~~ | him, He stated that he put the Negro up on an intellectual b ID Plane. ROBESON also stated, "This is the answer to Peekskill and everything that went before." - DAVIS made arrangements to t with ROBESON at ROBESON's residence the next a (The informant was not able to furnish the oF avis wanting to meet with ROBESON). f. RR 36visec OMB hat wointam 2. roster oo - dictated a letter to his Gaul feur-seeretary, JACK SHULMAN, to be Bent to PAUL ROBESON, . "Dear Paul: "you must have been very surprised the other day when during out visit I talked to you particularly about the Negro Questions without mentioning your new book. "The reason for this exceedingly strange conduct on my part was believe it or not, I did not kmow that you | had written a book. This shows the extent of my sickness. I had been cut off from current publications. The fact of the matter was inaudible even now I am catching up on 1t only in” the most desultory matter. "Tt so happens that I was not given a copy of your book when it came out or did I read about it in the 'Worker,! “You may be sure however when I came to hear about the book several days after our talk I was thoroughly embarrassed at my ignorance and I made haste to Bet a copy of the book and ' yead it without delay. . (Following paragraph added as a corrected piece. ) “Your book ‘Here I Stand' is certainly a splendid » piece of literature on the subject animated by the true fighting 5 ay, Racia ‘