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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 19
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“to ‘outdo | ‘one “another in attacks on ‘the United states”
4n general and, in particular, the Department of State, -
the Secretary of State, the President of the United
- States, ex-President TRUMAN and the United States
Navy. America and Americans were eccused of being _
imperlalistic, uncultured and intolerant of the -- = © Ff.”
negro race, They all tock the line that ROBESON was. -_
denied travel to the Soviet Union not solely because — -
he was @ Communist but because he was & negro and :
, Communist. . ae ) ates:
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oe avised on May 6, 1958, that. a. vale] Pp:
_ meeting of “the Regional Council of the Industrial ° 7s a
. Division, New York Stabe CP, was held on that date ato
-" the New York Palace Theatre, 111 East Houston Street,
New York City. One of the topics of discussion at
this meeting was a report on PAUL ROBESON's birthday
wae selebration,. Lk ne po eae a ee
pe "The Worker" of June 15, 1958, page
six, column one, contains an article captioned,. <= =.°
2 7 Pelding. Letter." tn this article itis stated: - ~~
oe * wpaud Robeson’ s éoth birthday * qo
was celebrated in China as an event of ~~ ' - Lo
major international significance. For: ostd ee
two days preceding his birthday and on rr
the day itsif the national radio network ee ee
played recordings of his songs. On - ae ee Ra oe,
April 9th, the entire cultural page of 2) 0.42 oe
.. China's leading newspaper, the People's ! pe Cnty
- - Dally, was devoted to articles about _
7 Paul = there were five of them - as. a
2 well asa » poem. in his honor, pius a
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