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Os July 26, 1944, the Hew York "Herald Ped time” ‘pudlish an article entitied "Negro Article Critictzred Reds as Jatelercant"” ta which Bright wus reported to hove atuted thut kis Connuntet Rorty membership roughly covered the period from the latter part ef 1932 or ecrly part of 1933 to 19420, aad Ata early association with the Communists ta Chicage was broken tp 1937 when, he said, vy he wos “ejected” from the Porty. Fright stated that ke wos rein- ? etated tn 1937 and maintained 6 relationship with the Party watil 1940. HKowever, ¥right's mame appesred frequently tn the "Daily Worker” duriag 1941 and 1942. Fright wos reported te be a nerber of the Amertcan Committee to Save Refugees cs of March 6, 1942, end on Septenbder 18, 1942, he wos listed as ene af the officera ef the League of American Friters edvocating c second froat for Zuroj the Amertcan Comntttee to Save Refugees has been cited as a Conmuntat front by the Special Committee on Gn-Amertecan dettuities Report ef Merch 29, 1944, and the Lecgue of American Writers Aca been cited as Communtst by the Attorney General. ~ (Gn2; 100-la74i4-5, 13) The August, 194d, iasue of the “Atlantic Monthly” published an article entitled “I fried to be co Communist” in which Fright discussed Ais earliest expertenaces as G Conmuniat Porty menber tn Chicago and touched upon the problens he faced tn trying to present kis orn tdecse to the Porty. As G result, considerable publictty wos given Wrigit’s articles in the "Daily ‘ Worker" newspaper, In hts column entitled “Wew Times,” published tn the August 6, 1944, teesue of the “Daily Forker,™ Benjamin J. Davis, Jre, referred to Fright and to what he called Fright's “public and whclly unjustifiable attack on the Communtats.* Davita referred to Fright’s elcim of withdrcwing from'the Cozmuntat: ta 1940, and caked why Fright watted until 1944 to agake kta break public. Buvis inguired whom Fright wcs trying to tuprese ond tndic.ted that Eright’s attitude wos a form ef super-lef tian. Fright was ¢clossified as 4-F during orld Wor II beccuuse of a severe paycho-neurosis. te interest in the problems of the Fegro wes almost an ebsesztion, (100-157464-15) Bright left the United St.tes for France tr May, 1946, and there ia no indication tn our files reflecting thct as ever returned to the United Siut may