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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 26
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NeGEE, In singing the song, he changed the original lyrics from "You get
& Bittle drunk and you Tend in jail"® to “you show a Little grit and you
dand in jail." He also omitted the later lines referring to the River
Jordan, which gives a religious connotation te the song.
NATIONAL NEGRO LABOR COUNCIL KESTING
The Daily People's World, Northwest Edition, in its issue for
hay 2, 1952, reported that PAUL ROBESON was to be a speaker at a general
menbership meeting of the Seattle Chapter of the Nata aad Negro Labor
Council on May 21. Abbendsnee at. the meeting was to ba restricted te
members and invited trade union guests, ROBESON's Cancunced tople was
the nationwide campaign to break down discriminatory barriers to joba.
HAY APPEAR AT SEATTLE IN ROTHELLO™ ~
Confidential Infernant Sect tefl = advised on
eet ine of the RORSSON Concert Commitee was held at Seattt
TRARY PETTUS at that time informed the committee that if the
comattee would prepare a production ef the opera "Othelle", ROBESON would
retum to Seattle in the fall ef 1952 to sing the lead part. JOHN GRAY,
previously identified as a publicity assoctate of cOBZGUN, also was
present at this meeting.
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