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IA 100-25861 n. i Phop y pore Mgt Jota ef the Los Angeles Citizens C tree, As previously noted the Los Angeles Citizens Committee was in reality the LANIC. Informant stated there were approximately fifty persons present and that ROBESON spoke on the oppressive conditions in Africa. E. LANLC Meetin According to the above meeting was held at . the theme of which centered around placing of Negroes in trade unions and the upgrading of jobs for Negroes. Stated that ROBESON brought out that the church is a good place for Negroes to fight for enusl richte. He wea asladt aheit Russia and the Users and a ee ee eo ee ee a ee CLA thee ate ee ae Ce. es stated that being an American, he was concerned with the Negro in America not the Negro in Russiae Hae went on to _ State that he had been accepted in Russia, that Russian ) children ere taught to love black people, and that Russia was the first country to accept the Negroes as equals, at eae: also present st the above LANIC meeting, = observed subject and overheard his remarks. D> F, 23rd Anniversary Celebration of JPFO, sune 20, 1953 itr dee Tne DPW in its iss1e of Juve 17, 1953, Page 7; Columns 3 through 5, refers to aubject's concert “before a a erowd of 2,000" under the sponsorship of a "citizen's committee of leading Negro men end women" cn “last Sunday" (June 1}, 1953). The item states that subject will appear _ again at the Embassy Auditorium on Saturday, June 20, 1953, "on the program celebrating the 23rd jubilee of the JPFO." aan ti eine * = attended the above celebration -and stated So that ROBE mn his speech said that the peoples of Africa an would obtain their freedom, that the common struggle of the , Jewish.and Negro peoples must continue, that the most recent loss of two martyred victims was not in vain and that the common enemy shall be defeated. He gave greetings to his ‘ES many friends in their native tongues. advised that one of ROBESON's songs included oo a Russian song about 4 starving begger boy ignored by all . “ated sagsers-by,. When ROBESON completed the song he remarked, a As I have often said, that la why we had to have some | ve ani ie aie < CUE y aise