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...crowd, predominantly young with a sprinkling of greyheads, rose to its feet, cheering wildly. It clapped to hot music and spirituals sung by a Negro quartet. It listened, hushed, as Paul Robeson sang Ol' Man River, and applauded the Negro baritone when he declared: "I want to share with you the spirit of triumph I feel in the strength of Henry Wallace. He has marched into the Southland and given hope to Negroes all over the land...
Last week even his best-intended gestures somehow lacked the sure touch, and at least one had an odd consequence. Though the President could hardly be blamed for Senate failure to push through the anti-poll tax bill,* 2,000 Progressive Party members, led by Communist-line Singer Paul Robeson, picketed the White House last week in a protest demonstration...
Before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee appeared Singer Paul Robeson, a long time fellow traveler, to denounce the bill. He refused to tell whether or not he is a Communist. Declared Robeson: "Nineteen men are about to go to jail for refusing to answer that question. I am prepared to join them." Nobody asked him to go to jail. The subcommittee listened to a few other witnesses, decided to end the hearings. They had already run a day longer than scheduled...
They topped off the day with a rally at the foot of the Washington Monument, where Paul Robeson sang Ol' Man River and everybody cheered the name of Henry Wallace...
Gerhart Eisler, much-publicized German communist and brother of the recently deported Hans, will speak at HYD's Civil Rights Meeting Monday evening in place of Paul Reboson, HYD officials announced last night. "Pressing speaking engagements" supporting Wallace for President will keep Robeson from the meeting...