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Letter to Director, FBI . October 14, 1949 Re: PAUL ROBESON P; EBBER was the next speaker, He made the statement that We do not vat ave a whi te American of the courage ond stature of PAUL ROBESON, # * The following speaker was Dr. E, FFANKLE NWRASTER, of Howard University. FRASIER, indicated that the present ne fro problem is the Tesult of what he called a "colossal lie* which was originally invented ; to justify negro slavery in this country. Fold owing ‘FRASIER! speech, FISHER introduced WARY Cui festa She, however, did not speak. } - . FISHER then introduced WILLIAM L.YPATTERSON, Executive Secretary of the Civil Rights Congress, and PATTE mde the statement, "It looks like we are on the march, and this is Washington, D.C., that is on tha march. Well, we hava got the eraatest American living as sur leader march, Well the greatest American living leader ———= . the greatest living American in the year 1949 is a black man, PAUL ROBESON, warching to peace and freedon, and the FBI and any others here from the ‘ Government can take that back to HARRY TRUMAN." He stated, "The people are answering back from Peekskill, Harlem, Detroit, Los Angeles, Gaveland, and Washington, D.C., and ‘let's gain our freedom now’. ‘PATIERSON then continued with ths contribu cohtributions ware announced from the following: R: SCOT DEE! RING » Committee of Washington, D.C., $5000) VARCUSES OLDMAN, 55.60, J NIS, $25.00, JACKIGOLTMAN, $25.00, United Public Workers of Aerize, 6 200, AIB -PEARLUAN, $25.00, Petworth Club, Communist Party, £10.00, ¢ Bt Party of Baltimore a Frans $200, $15.00, OMAS, $10.00, Dr TAPES» Re » $10.00, AN $5.00, Dr. THOMA 4gTLLI STON, So $5.00, WILETAM LAYPATIERSON, $5.00 NGOLD, $5.00, Véterans of Peekskill, $5,00/' Young Progressives pie ica, Washington, DeCay $5.00 Progressive Party Club, 14th Ward, Baltimore, Maryland, $2.00, Following the contributions, WILLIAM stone, Co-Manager of the Washington Bookshop, announced the sale of nofraph records cormerning the Peekskill incident and literature from jhe Washington Bookshop on sale in n the lobby of the arena, “ A few songs were led by BE NDERS, of New York, and at 10:30 P 2M., PAUL RO FSON made his appearance. He was presanted with a scroll by Ages se bar ecco of the Local Cafeteria Workers, Re recefved a rols ng applause. oo oo. a Toe me ee eee . sot ne a . . ae . . a