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ROBESON AT RUTGERS        FISHMAN 

senting Rutgers in many sports." - New York Times, June 15, II, 4:4, 1919 
B. Paul Robeson's views on Negro progress, in speech to YMCA, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1919. 
"The Future of the Negro in America."
"He [Paul Robeson] first stated [in a talk to the YMCA, New Brunswick, New Jersey] that a comparison of the progress of the Negro with that of the white American during the past fifty years was unjust, for not only did the Negro have to concede a head start of centuries to the white, but was also forced to progress under great difficulties. The unjust treatment of the Negro in the South, and especially his lack of educational facilities, were clearly pointed out. In spite of these handicaps, it was shown that the race had made great steps in advance and had shown their capability and willingness to sacrifice in both the Civil War and the war still fresh in our memory. The needed change or solution was close cooperation between white and black, both working for the good of both." - Targum, Vol. 50, 1918-1919, p.575. 

FOOTNOTES
1. Lloyd Brown: Speech at opening Paul Robeson Music and Arts Lounge, Student Center, April 2, 1969. On tape, at Center. Lloyd L. Brown is author of the novel Iron city and of the pamphlet Lift Every Voice for Paul Robeson (1951). 
2. Miers, Earl Schenck, The Trouble Bush (Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, N. Y., and San Francisco 1966) p. 149. 
3. Robeson, Eslande Goode, Paul Robeson, Negro (Harper & Bros., N.Y. and London 1930) pp. 29-32. 
4. New York Times, Sunday, Sec. 2, January 16, 1944 p.7.
5. New York Sunday Tribune, November 25, 1917. Quoted by Hoyt, Edwin P. Paul Robeson, the American Othello (The World Publishing Co., N.Y.1967) pp.25-26. 
6. Miers, cited work, p. 148. 
7. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Alumni records, in an unnumbered, unsorted manila envelope, Paul Robeson. 
8. New York Times, previously cited. 
9. The Daily Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 30, 1916. 
10. Ibid, October 30, 1916. 
11. Ibid, October 14, 1916. 
12. Speech by Professor Richard McCormick to opening Paul Robeson Lounge. On tape. 

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