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homes ee es a FOR RELMASS Bafte 145 2949 ; Jesterday's action of the Board of Faucation éenying the use of Stows school for a civil rights relly featuring Paul Robeson is a blow against free speech and civil liberties. The Board of Education is attempting to deny to thousands of Cincinnatians their inalienable right to peacefully assemble and petition for redress of grievancese The so-called “reasona™ given by the Board for their denial are a hypocritical cover-up for their anti-Negro, enti-democratic decision. The Board, which has never had Negro representation, says that there may be es violence at such a mecting. In effect the Board is saying that from now on the anti-democratic elements in the eity--hoodlums, fascists and K.K.K.ters- will determine who shall be permitted the right to speak and assemble in to fescism that eventually cost American lives. The Board charges ea meeting with Paul Robeson might “engender racial strife", This ridiculous statement oomes from a body which itsel? is guilty of promoting “racial strife" every school day by its policies of segregation and discrimination in meny aspects of school activitye The stock orgument of the southern bourbouns is to claim that speaking out and fighting discrim- 7 ination provokes recial strife. The projected Robeson meeting will call for unity of Negro and white against discrimination end racial strife. The Board of Education presents a challenge to all Cincinnatians whether they agree with Robestin or note Doeg democracy and free speech exist in our city? We call on all city officials, progressives, the Negro people and all democratic minded men and women to join with us in this fight to keep the benner of democracy and freedom aloft in Cincinnstie G. B. Grigsby, Chairmen Cincinnati Committee to Weloome Paul Robeson . _ Ch 5217 Fer MPA A LASei cP alee aaa nctain sateete coe Cincinnati. It was in this identical manner that Germany started on the path —..__..