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Domestic News
May 6, 1947
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
National Maritime Union secretary Ferdinand C. Smith wires protest against Peoria, Ill., officials' resolution banning singer Paul Robeson's concert, decrying it as unconstitutional and un-American.
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NMU Protests
Robeson Ban
NEW YORK—Ferdinand C. Smith, secretary of the National Maritime Union, sent the following wire protesting the resolution designed to prevent Paul Robeson from appearing in Peoria, Ill.:
"Your action in attempting to prevent the noted American artist, Paul Robeson, from giving a concert in your city tonight is shocking affront to all decent Americans. Such actions are to be expected from Fascist minded groups in America and not by elected public officials who are pledged to uphold and not trample upon the Constitution of the United States. We urge prompt reconsideration of your action in line with traditional American practice and Constitutional guarantees of free speech."
Robeson Ban
NEW YORK—Ferdinand C. Smith, secretary of the National Maritime Union, sent the following wire protesting the resolution designed to prevent Paul Robeson from appearing in Peoria, Ill.:
"Your action in attempting to prevent the noted American artist, Paul Robeson, from giving a concert in your city tonight is shocking affront to all decent Americans. Such actions are to be expected from Fascist minded groups in America and not by elected public officials who are pledged to uphold and not trample upon the Constitution of the United States. We urge prompt reconsideration of your action in line with traditional American practice and Constitutional guarantees of free speech."
What sub-type of article is it?
Riot Or Protest
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Nmu Protest
Paul Robeson Ban
Peoria Concert
Free Speech
What entities or persons were involved?
Ferdinand C. Smith
Paul Robeson
Where did it happen?
Peoria, Ill.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Peoria, Ill.
Key Persons
Ferdinand C. Smith
Paul Robeson
Outcome
urging prompt reconsideration of the resolution banning the concert.
Event Details
Ferdinand C. Smith, secretary of the National Maritime Union, sent a wire protesting a resolution designed to prevent Paul Robeson from giving a concert in Peoria, Ill., describing the action as a shocking affront to decent Americans and a trampling of the Constitution, expected only from Fascist-minded groups.