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oo-sponsored by the Chicago Council or American-Soviet " _ Iriendship CCA8!! end the Afro-American Ieritege Aeeocietion 3- AAHA!, in honor oi the 42nd Anniversary of the Iuleien Revolution ind the 36th jnnivereiry of the founding of diplomatic relations between the United Btetee end the - 0 U.B.8.R. This function Ill held on Hovenher ll, 1959 et- 32 Iest Randolph street, Chicago, Illinois. The Ieetured 1.1 speakers at this function were Dr. I.I.B. DU BOIS who spoke on the subject "Oo~Bxietenoe, Colonialism, end Peace",-end IITROIAH P. IEDORII, I tiret secretary oi the I883 lnbeaey, . Inehington, D.C. I __ _ _ .. .
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where he was feted by top Governnent Leaders on the occasion of his 91st birthday., Duhois in his speech, noted that his trip to Chin: ed recent date, the the iirst trip he had taken to that country since 1936. as said that on this recent trip he was within the borders of China for 9 weeks and that : everything he saw in that country fills his with adliration for the Chinese people. DuBois claimed that the Chinese as people, under the Chinese !eople's Republic, have lads trenendous strides. He clained that the industrialization of various industries and plants in China has brought, '@- -.,, Y? great prosperity to the Ghinese people. He said that the Chinese, in edditioo to organising their industry,have also trenendously organized their schools. He stated that children in China and also in Russia, cone first. He noted that children in China are snot pernitted to becone a degenerate group. He also stated that they were not pernitted to become subject to a dognatic,decedent religion. e enid this nertiini to children in eathe Soviet Union, as sell_ae in hmu5;&nminfancy on. He noted that the discipline of the children in the school, particularly .__,-. since it is not hindered by'religious teaching, is such that the children's actions are closely controlled and they are not permitted to do as they please, such as they are in the United States. DuBois stated that in spite of this closely controlled discipline taught in the schools and the holes in China, the Chinese children appear to be very contented. According to Buhcis, the excellent school systens that Ch _-1 and Russia have developed under the Socialist Systen are such that they outstrip both Iestern Europe and the United States in their current teachings i
Dr. Du ois, also consented on a health program w c . He -.- compared it to the health progrin whi England had adopted -tn and where he stated the Tories tried to do away with it, but eere prevented iron doing so by the people, DuBois also clained that the Chinese people because of their present fern of Governnent,zara advanced in their freedom and liberties. He stated that all the Chinese people look forward with confidence to the future. DuBois noted that the hinese people ire gitini their Government eonderinl cooperation.-.DuringSun SenYetas the his great speech, liberator DuBoisof China. referred zfring to Dr. his E2 Q5. 5 , g 7-; l _ r e *0.
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~oo;nents, he eteted thnt !!= Qnn !nt gen onoe eehed the United 92. ltatee tor help in solving the Chinese people'e problene, 92- ihowever, the United Btatee retneed to help and consequently, Dr. Bun tat Ben turned to Ineeie tor help. Bu oie etated -0 that the Ineeiane eent teohniciana to the eeeietanoe oi Dr. Inn tat len and that this act by lneeia ens the beginning oi Connunien and Iooialien in Chine. .Dr. dun tat len,'aooording to Du oie, with the help oi Ineain, drove out oi Chine, the Ieatern Colonial luster: and the Chinese Iar Lords. lu oia concluded by noting that China; an a nation, ie ohenging history. He stated that China is a miracle land and that no lon: as the United ltetee ignores China, Chine till ignore the United States. -In Iteted that et the preeent tile, Soviet s Inaaie and other ocialiet People are the only ones who will help China. -lo concluded by aayin: that people everywhere in th world, who are nnder the Conlnnie banner, including C 92 China,have no regrete and no £eare.[2/ _
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I gl -'_ I. ,1 China and Russia was one oi iriendship and peace. She stated e T that she and her husband,.Dr. Dm ois, had travelled in excess of 7,000 piles within China. She said that her eyes Iere opened by this trip and that she and her husband found Chinese people to be the nost friendly people in the world. She also stated that Chinese people they had net could not do enough tor then. She noted that her husband had been received by the heads or the Chinese Governsent at a reception held for his in Peking, China, in honor of his 91st hirthday. She stated that at this'rsception, both she and her husband received a tremendous ovation. Concerning the role oi eoen in China, Shirley Grahan stated the Chinese vonen have a very important role in China. 3he stated as an example of their inportance, that the.Iinister oi Health in China is a eonan 1 as is the Iinister of Justice. Shirley Graham stated to . the audience that American women, in order to compete with their Chinese equivalent, Inst get together and work for peace and friendship and treedoi and liberty. She said that tcien in the United States lust also get into politics and start a real political progran tor vonen. She stated that in order to do this,eonen will have to start in the hose. According to . v... source, Shirley Graham received the greatest ovation when she spoke oi the organization of vosen in the United States 1-1 tor political purposes.I
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1: ~92 Flo advised that whenDr. DnBoiswas introduce e was introduced as a fearless leader for peace. Bource stated that no mention was made concerning the generally known fact that Dr. I.l.B. DuBois was the reci ient of an award of the Lenin ea Prize. n conve s r or o t e mee ng, s a e was too bad that formal presentation of this Lenin Peace Prise could not be made at this November 11, 1959 meeting. Be stated that he guessed the Cbuncil would have to wait for another opportun1ty.U,/
i¢ In addition to the information concerning the meetingis setforth set-out concerning above, itthe is to individuals be notedIODtiOBQdp{la¢ * that the f llowing
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"The Iorker", Illinois edition, issue of Iebruary 13, 1949, Page 5, Cblunn 1, Iagazine Section,~carried an article entitled "Dr. DuBois Sees Africans on larch to Liberation". This article identified Dr._I.I.B. DuBois as Vice-Chsirsen of the Cbuncil on African Affairs.
"The Iorker" is an let hast Communist weekly newspaper.
The Cvdncil on African Affairs is an organization "= which has been designated by the Attorney General of the -. fir V United States prsuant to Executive Order 10450. A 92who has furnished reliableinformation in the past, on sep em 1, 1951, furnished a letter of the American Peace Crusade APC! which identified Dr. I.l.B. Du ois as s ationsl Director of the APC.
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EDWIN GORDON FOX, 7147 Jeffrey Avenue, Chicago, Illinois now deceased!, made available in January, 1954, the "First Annual Report CCASF", an undated publication which stated that the Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship CCASF! was incorporated in July, 1943. This document stated, "The Council's affiliation with the National Council of American- Soviet Friendship was validated August 11 943!. The present name eas adopted to confers to standard national practice, It 1 should be noted, however, that the Chicago Concil is entirely autonomous; the government of its affairs rests exclusively in ! ;i the hands of its Chicago Executive Board." A source advised on June 26, 1956, that at an Execu- tive Committee meeting of the CCASF, an officer of the organiza- tion stated that the aims of the Council were peaceful co- existence and friendship with the USSR.
A second source advised on lay ll, 1959, that the CCASF continues to use its facilities for the purpose of pro- pagandizing for international peace and cultural exchange with the USSR. This source advised that even though the CCAS! claims to be autonomous, loaders of the group are frequently in contact Iith, and its program closely follows that of, the Rational Council of American-Soviet Friendship. ' "
The National Council of American-Soviet Friendship has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order #10450.
This memorandum is loaned to yea by the Federal Buraan _ _,_ ei Investigation and neither it nor its contents are to he 1 distributed outside the agency to which leaned. - , __ _. 4-- _, " '_' " ' --0- ve*~"-"e" 92H ** " ' " fO_ ice A/fa;a "3' gwrrsl W3as GOVERNMENT-
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SUBJHZI : i RES_E.mTA1'1o1Z;0F_l.EN=INo- _- PEA f¥f DU BOIS'plans to be in San!ranc!sco 11!!!!5!, on 0! plans and for a presenttion to be _ . madein San Francisco duringthelast week in November.ii }.:";'é 1.. 1 9 which indicatesInformation that the subiect'sbeen has recently tourhasreceived been complet1:11? by and that he has returnedto NY. U, To date, no information has been received indicating "- that a formal presentation-of the Lenin Peace Prize LPP! has been made to DU'BOIS. additionalNo information has been receivoi concerning any future plans to make a formal presentation of the LPP to DU BOIS. No additional information has been received concerning any future plans of the CPJto capitalize on the presentation of the LPP to DU BOIS.-J "s I er ! i 1 i 923 iOO ~;-";- ; .-,_,.V__,.._ -£2 .-T1. --i 92. k I"'. . -" _ 92 / ff ' -_ 92 k .' - Office Memor£4dun. nited States Governhenti § ' _ To: ' nn=:z.~:c'ron,FBI 00-99729! Datezl/7/69 Wom: sac,rmw YORK _ ,- SUBJECT: EDWARDWILLIAMJ nu BURGHARDTaoxs gALL mroimnoa15 mgaosgrm conning » SM - c E ,,/ . - °1 mKI$Ri -J Enclosed herewith is the original and five copies of a letterhead memorandum containing a characteritntion of DU BCIS and his wife. ' , Encls. 92~_ -id -' MID Fifi I 1-:5 5 _' st-1'1" saw 3* .-.-,4. -Kr .- "_I/2_v_-2251.9-/Q @- B JAN 121960 . CLASS. In nmson-Fc """' DLTI h _, I +§3 I -. - UNITED STATE8DERABTMENT JUSTICE or ix /'/-1: . rnnnnn. nunsm or INVESTIGATION .- ' zeagsnraacngee _ 'F" . File No. Q J r. _' F -92 199-99729 00N? NT|A[ it lBLIn?0RMAIIoNc0rAIRED HEREINI5 UNCLASSIFIED New York,New York IECEPTWHERESBUWH ormwlss /' A---* Re: Chicago Council of American- Soviet Friendship, Afro-American HeritageInternal Association Security C $?1,_m?R1A.EEf§Eu_c1Es . 3 h- _. 1. . _ -I m:?»~ ~ .""".'-L"! = if 1 - 92 .,,-3; ' '3 av _, -'-1 A -r. .- -.='_ .'~'-*V -1: Hsinhua News Agency press releases of February 23, 1959, revealed, under Peking date, February 22, 1959, that Premier Chou En-Lai had received Du Bois and his wife that evening, and had given a dinner for them. According to this article, Du Bois and his wife were members of the World Peace Council, WPC!. l'l'l92-92-In: {-E :-041$ -_-.,_w:4-__,;,-:.-J- ,»92.l_-,,_._-.|.L-L______'_-..1I.- - _ 414.1.-2 u92.umc'uu '92..U1.Ibd..il.I.lbIN:- .LBH¬I recommenuavlons ROI conclusions o any kind. It is the property of the Federal ZngéorBureau of Investigation, o§0 its toand is a be loan distributed to youroutside agency; it your cué. *S° " ° §3i1XT-BY /1-'-.' céfms. ,- / . ' J ," - '2 mm OFKw ' ENCL CONFI NTIAL 5 0 T g 0 _ ! . »0 -. 92 Q to . . _ 'i:o~n§~n|A|..1__ -1 ? Re: Chicago Council of _ ,._,. American-Soviet Friendship Afro-American Heritage Association i 'an Internal Security C . _;_ , ' ' _ ___ .2, A characterization of the UPC appears in the Appendix hereto.UJ _, | '9': Hsinhua News Agency press releases of February 25, 1959, revealed under Peking date, February 23, 1959, that a banquet vas given in honor of Du B0is'91st birthday in Peking on that evening which was attended, amoungothers, by¥1ce~Premier ChenYi.Q~ I ? . The "National Guardian", issue of March 2, 1959, -1- page 12, column 3, contained an article which indicated that 92 Du Bois had a two hour meeting with Soviet Premier, Khrushchev.Ub A characterization of the "National Guardian" appears in the Appendix hereto. The May 1, 1959, issue of the "Soviet News", a _-0 periodical published by the Fress Department of the Soviet Embassy in London, featured an article concerning the awards of the International Lenin Peace Prize for 1958, which inicated that Du Bois ad Nikita Khrushchev were among the individuals awarded the Lenin Peace Prize LPP!. The "New York Times", issue of May 4, 1959, page P 3, contained ancarticle under the date, Moscow, May 3, 1959, which was concerned with the repordng that Du Bois was the third American to win the LPP, and the article quoted Du Bois in part as follows: "I have never been a member of the Comunist D Party" ...."But I think Communism is the best system for all "'*r- countries after this trip."... i. The Communist Party has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Eiecutive Order 10#56. __ -'/-F1:"-1, CONFil%TlAL _ _.._ _._ __.a . _' ______ ! '. r __ 2." -J I » Re:Soviet ChicagoCouncil Friendship American-fcom;-92 of a 5 HAL Afro-American Heritage Association Internal Security - c .- S .|l. The Worker", an eastcoast Communist weekly 2-. "1 newspaper, issue of May 17, 1959, page 3, column 1, identified _-.._ Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., as Chairman of the New York State Communist Party. Q- .- A review of the issues of "Mainstream" from --I:-=-It January, 1957, to June, 1959, rewm ed the name Shirley Graham under the caption, "Contributing Editorsf i. ?a'r- -? A characterization of "Mainstream" appears in the Appendix hereto, under the heading "Masses and Mainstream". ..".-g _g. @""...... _,_ In an -1 ? 92 _ 3 - e-_...... c0Np T92A1 I? C 9 0 c ' 3 ..l!.L!lQ£ . . r .. CUNFMTIM E I 92 _ .; "MASSES AND MAINSTREAM" _1 The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and £1 Publications," revised and published as of January 2, 1957, prepared and released by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning Masses and Mainstream : _,_,,., "Masses and M&instream* "1. Cited as the successor to New Masses, a Communist magazine. Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 1953 on the Congress of American Women, April 26, l9§O, originally released October 23, l9H9, p. 75; also cited in House Report 1694 on Organized Communism in the Unitedreleased States, August May19, 28, 1953, 195M,p. ori 98.?" inally E3 - 2 * Nam: changed to Mainstream with September 1956 issue of this publication. in cans CONFI TIA! _ _ *___ M if ____,__, __,__i__ V, , ___ 92__.....__...__ i.__ ,' J . 1 -Q. Z mas ,.CONFl}§u'r| -. NATION§} GUQBDIAN The GuideII to Subversive Organizations4 and ~ Publications," revised and published as of January 2, '92 1957, prepared and released by the Committee on Un- I American Activities, United States House of Representatives, 92 Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning the "National Guardian": "National Guardian "1. Established by the American Labor Party in 19h? as a "progressive" weekly. * * * i--l-g:I__ I| Although it denies having any affiliation with the Communist Party, it has 92 .;;'.' manifested itself from the beginning as a virtual official propaganda arm of Soviet Russia. Committee on Un-American Activities, Report, Trial by Treason: The National Committee to Secure Justice for the Rosenbergs and Morton Scbell,' August 25, 1 1956, p, 12!" f Q l-E -._.; 1" . . _.-;-. -bfj I . 4: -. . Jr . .. Q D g_13_13g~9_1:; ._.CONF|%'|A;_ "WORLDWPEACE COUNCIL" Jr The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," revised and published as of January 2, 1957, prepared and released by the Committee on Un-American Activities, united States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning ' _ "World Peace Council": ..u' "World Peace Council" __--Q" "1. Cited as having been formed at the con- clusion of the Second World Peace Congress in Warsaw and which was heralded by the Moscow radio as the expression of the deter- mination of the peoples to take into IF their own hands the struggle for peace . Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 378 on the Communist "Peace" Offensive, April25, 1951,%r%%inally released April 1, 1951, p.39 .92.." "R S .i§ 3 S -7.- coNF >l@mK * - ~_-- - - 7 _---_._.,_ __..__.___..__ RD 35 Rev I2 19156! ._92 1 B 92.. 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The 1958-1959 edltlon of "Who's Who In Amerlca" llsted Dr Wllllam Edward Burghardt Du B015 as an edltor and 8ULuuL uhu the reclplent of an Internatlonal Peace PIlZ 1n 1952, whose home 1s 1n Brooklyn, New York, and whose offlce 1S 1n NewYork Clty 92 in -92., The Washlngton Post and Tlmes Herald"on September 25, 1959, contazned an artlcle entltled "Unlted States Denles Vlsa to Sovlet Alde" whlch sald that D1m1tr1 3 Id[ '7 ~.92_ __J__,, -92-r-1-n!1"F CLA S & EXT Y mmREASON FCIH or:BEVIE 1' --*'*-"""'55 :" v- _I; Ekgh r [UN :;NT!§[ "' CON TIAL '2 y -_ K - . 5 I I ea. WILLIAMemmnn BURGI-IARDTnu BOIS CUNFI TIA]. Skobeltsyn, Chairman of the Committee which awards the Lenin in V. Peace Prizes, had been refused a visa to enter the United States. The article set out that he wanted to go to the 2 S; United States to give such a prize to r. William Edward - i e Burghardt Du Bois of Brooklyn, New'York,"who long has espoused 9 1. Communist causes." According to the article, American authorities said there was no_objection to Skobeltsyn, but that the purpose Q r-I-"T4" /i of the trip was not approved. - _ ,'5_'. . 'l'92B The "Daily Worker," an east coast communist newspaper, in an article on page three, columns one and two, of the May 20, 1954, edition disclosed that Du Bois was an instructor at the Jefferson School of Social Science, an organization cited by the Attorney General, pursuant to Executive Order 10450; ofand Marxism-Leninism,when questioned as toDu Bois whether answered he believed the in affirmative.§& in the prin pies 1 "1 _ ___i This donnaenl contains ne!Il1er""""-92 rvrcrameadaiions norconclusion; 6! ii-ul FE]. n "me il " prope 'ny or' Pal TE] and is loaned to your uq nq: Ii Hal ha contentsme not to be dlatnbuted ouisldeyou agency, /' c . ._T1 C..1',;' -ml i-,1-u c0NF|r§5 T1.rY1 ~ I Z 1» II i mill UNITED srxms oavnnmmw Memorandum our rm DIRE CTOR FBI 100 DATE 3 /2 1 /60 _ l'ROM__ Ac, M § -= ' M "ill!-Illmmnon -Q Q: _ -, BOIIAQQ U'l]'l-CI Q1 II IS UICLISSII I __-_-? PW l: -- O @wAm BU3§1i1R2;_*_ némlmmssou Q-Q3 ~= s ~ ... 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I'STICE OF J.-+,'. .;§,;*.- - 1 rsnnnu. nmucm or INVESTIGATION New York New York 0 0 1-n=pry.P|--R-.r-rw March 21:, 1960 N-- Bu 100- 72 is 0 , fcoNF ° E , a _ utturonlnncnccltlll? . __ 0. - manna isuucmssnmu _ - - .s -- -1- sxczmmw. _.:s1-will -£1 1' '~ H SE I .' ,4, _ I _ -___ . ,-. ;:- - - ~ OEIHERWI 1.- 5'. » Re: William Edward Burghardt Du sdis , . _,,_- Security Matter - C; 0 IP15-morn:-.u'r AGENCIES 0 * ' gut 11-"; Q 1* -7".'»" ;e=_-1P s4 lrity Matter - C . .__ ' :2"! a Concerning William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, the "New York Times" issue of May ll, 1959, page three, * C . 4:9 'contained 1959which article an -was concerned underthe withdate, Moscow, the reporting- May 'i{3**n§§}-,§cf§TiI Y5e ' Du Boiswas thethird American to winthe s ' ' 1'24" we-Lenin P e R ce P 1r ze and the article quoted Du Bois -» MEOF mvIm part , veras follows: "I havene b een a member of the Communist Party"...... "but, I think , __l I Communism is the best system for all countries _ ._;-.92_ after this trip.".....,.. ---.-,c;.,..~:_-ai . .. '31 <1-In The Communist Party, USA, has been designated by 92 M51 the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 101150. ' r _'. .*";; L UT L Thisnor document conclusions containsof the FBI.neither recommendations It is the property; of the FBI, and is loaned to your agency; it and = its contents are not to be distributed outsid§ / j ,4 your agency. BNCLOSURB ..._. 0 / C' >'w'~i1;f- %; 4-150 Rev.12- 14-es! XXXXXX ' XXXXXX _l_ XXXXXX FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION III FOIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET Page s! withheldentirely at this locationin the file. One or more of the following statements, where indicated, explain this deletion. - Deletions weremade pursuantto the exemptions indicatedbelow with no segregablematerial available for release to you. §_e_clg_£g ection 552a III I:>! ! El b! ! A! El d! ! E1 ! El b! ! B! U j! ! El mo! 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Ia also - ~* , J V indicated he sill be in Ghana during the period - _ , from 6-29-_6_O to 1--I-60. __ s __A___ » _ . . ' _ _ 92 - _ _ §e ? Ihe lea York Division should oontact appro- h . *__priate sources for further information eoncerning - _ i A subject's travel plans, including his proposed date "2 6.. of departure, his means of transportation and his - -n - intended date of return. Iertinent information J should be furnished the Bureau in memorandum fom ~ suitable for dissemination, Washington Iield main- _ l tain contact with the Passport Office, Department " '_ of Btate, for further information regarding the c"" M . issuance of-a passport to subject. n " % -3 ... A " " Ir ' 92. - - I . _'-s . 92 1 92 : . . _= c - ' I - - ,_ - I _- e I e_ a -r "7 I U ' . ' .' ' " _ ~ "' - q IOTE ON YELLO: Subject on Security Index. Be has long history - I of affiliation with communist front groups and was the . 7 i recipient of a 1958 international Lenin peace prize awarded .._-e _1 by the Soviet Government. Information concerning subject s -~ , . ._.,'~'-"i 1" -e..'.T-"f.. passport application was furnished Liaison Section l 1 Ir. By:-nee, Department of State. _ - - . _..arm, K--1; Toll .' I p "HIE! I 'I Q __ '. J MAYZ41950 _ /& ?._,; .,¬F__ zz: ~ F1 LJ we" J - '_dH H_ / qi ..' 12 MAY251960 Callahan ._.._i DeLoech ._.._i Malone _.._i an |i!?%R?¢i!aT% §@ ca: :~a£u__...... § McGuire i '2:z§::: :zm:;:;1:2 Hosei in To ' " '7' Tr Lt¢ - 1- 5- e a ' P . l'.C. lhvon ___=_ . l ~"?n1'£Ju_M@ am J Tele. Hoo11f ._~._ 1 " lncmm ._.._. 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You will be advised by the FBI as to the releasability of this information following our consultation with the other agency ies!. Page s! withheld for the following reason s!: El For your information: _ __ y _ __ __ The following number is to be used for reference regarding these pages: X}DO{XXn__ LQO-» 9 ? L 9- /5,8 1-Zn XXXXXX DD DELETED PAGE S! X NO DUPLICATION FEE X FDOIXXX FOR THIS PAGE X 92 -_. . -.-,.____l... _ I . __' ' ' i"'92 " . " rn-u'II-I3-§:!~ nu. - ' - I § . ._ ~ '! -" g .92., ¢_., -1 ' .1551 .,_-f Date: Q/15/30 1 ! Transmit the followinqin _ _ t ~ _ Type can er ecle! 7 Vic: Anrrn. e_1 7'e e _ ___, H _ P-'*l ' - we _-___-.-_--.__ .__-.-.-___ ¢-.____.- ->_ -_--.._ 1 - --|.- ; Lmo: mane-non,naruoo-99129!jri'm -P R1-92'1'f' _ m-.-qczzs ,_._.- r LC - SAC' 110- ' ?,.F, -."'_'?'.~'7'O 5'* " n-Z.i A 92 nu. IILLIAI mum: BURGEARM nu B018 5 -1 ;i u sncunrrr nrmn -c "' th 2? . 1 There areencloaed tor the Bureau dive copies and tor lee York one co ct a.- l e terheadt Ielorandul dated - 92 and captioned an above. 92 TL It in noted thatthe Bureauby letter dated 9/23/59, _~ captioned~ anyLenin Peaceinformation an Prize.abovein jcating requested that thesubject__ the Bureauwould receive_the be turniehed - |-- ye I8J:lkI an . I "W 1. Z" ! l,;u@~',1 ?/ %T §¥=1'*° 11~ é / "/'5] U S ___" MUUN 2'1l95é'"" { _ :91:-'.;-c.~"92'_. E E 3"""'»1q i Special Agent in Charge 92 'I --:3-""--a I ' ' " ,-;,~_- UNITED s ' STATES DEPARTMENT '- . " or JUSTICE' I ' if . - .f;-j ~ I EEDEEAL BUREAU 0.? IHVESTIGAT1Gi 1'I, I W@§§é§§V h R4,, Hm M, w Iussmeroa 25, n. 1; _ num». June 15, 1960 $5 . - ;. Cu» -wIl'*m '1-4- ' ___ F -t 51,1. 1 ?%?§Rcm551F11@ A:-:1 1u:_;;.~ 2?; Y _".";: I sfiimmsaw ' ° §:} . ! The 1960-1961 edition oi "Iho's Iho in America" lists Doctor Iilliam Edward Burghardt Du Bois as an editor, author, lecturer, and the recipient ot the International Peace Prize in 1952, whose hone in in rooklyn, New York, -v~ and whose office is in New York City.&5 1. I The "Iashington Post and Tiles Herald" on September I: 1959, contained an article entitled U.S. Denies Visa to Sovietiide "'!hich stated that Dmitri Slsobeltsyn, Chairaan oi the Gonmittee which awards the Lenin Peace Prizes, had been -r. refused a visa to enter the United States. The article set out that Skobeltsyn ranted to go to the United States to give such a prize to Doctor William E. B. Du Bois of Brooklyn, New York, "who long has espoused Communist causes." Accord- .-,_vh-_ ing to the article, American authorities said there was no his objectionto trip was Skobeltsyn not approved.peti nally but that the purpose of I "'--.. IQ _ f V. " "_! Ni -cuss. a rm. BY 2 9_ 51.-1*:2H _ F.» 1°74 nu~E__oF__nEv1EwREASON-FCIM 11, 1 ,zNcLosr.r11..s /00» '/' _. """ ""' 92 _ _ ~_ J DR. IILLIAJ! EDWARD BURGHAR-I71 DU BOIS I __-P Phi! -_-"D91 --...._; Iv Inrlrnr ---- 92.--., " -HIn nI+ G-1. C nau e --I-5 92I92l - 92lHJ|§ |II-92-- -- -I -'- llHI3"" - paper, in an article on Iiage three, columns one and two, or the lay 20, 1954, edition discloled that Du Bois vas an instructor at the Jerrereon School oi Social Science, an ii -7. organization cited by the Attorney General pursuant to Tixecutive Order 10450; and when questioned as to whether he answeredbelieved in the principlesin a!:tirnative.u_! of arxicl-Leniniau, Du Boia T, ''O¢ .;l'I a9 ! IQ!-U391 contain: IC]CL:I?1Lmen.'1r.'2 0IL!c lidllll ll d not :55 H31,I1 is the property0! the 1'33and isloaned ?° 'b '§ "q' 10 -|. mu 92 0 1.; tcnlents me n IO OI O dtttibutci outside your age! -rm l-.- --- -qi . .._.._- - J- :- 5 »_E *1; I A .1-1 -3- .1-. 37"/ oak?l ,. i - Q con: ear: L 1 ; 3 " I I _ - f ' . 1 Loon 92ALma 11 @399 I1 91:60!" . - - 92-. . ~ ,,0. '_c- -1..; . - Ll owh c-L ' . - Q_'l- .:__.._--- .'» _ .._ - . ". *-_-§.. '_1§3;§ 1592m_ p. e_ e_#_1.,__, ~ i 7-June 20 I Ci 2 ' I =1:-...--t -. . :'q 92 2 _ -1* " -- lea 0;l'i'icalecuritr _:~- ;';"_- or $._,;v-_*_;_,-*s=- _ '1 . __ _at__ltat_e___;;_- ,5»; - ,,,.;._, _J _ f_ t . ., -_. Q92 , _92@S. *_ 1 nif- 'Ircm_ __- .;é¢ V.-. " Johnldgar Ioover,Director "2 lubjectn uunn, :.e.oceo1e. . k 2 A '- - _ L _ 1 1 . i sscunmr lurrm- c c mSo§_:c§"§.1_ ' - - "r : ''. . 2.4.2 J '1. . 92 _ - _-;e,-'-L37,.3 1 _ Reference ia madeto previooecorreepondence - l ayconcerning letter on June I,WilliamI. 1960a. We, the lateat- or» ex-nonen- 4 " ' Information has been received that Iilliaa I. I. DuBoia andhie wife, Shirley GrahamDuBoie, wereiaeued paceporte on June 7, 1960. Ioecpcrt lumber 2285216wee ,__ iaaucd to William E. 8. DuBoicand Paeeportlumber 2285215 wee ieeuedto hie rite. ._In their Ipaeepertapplications they _. 5.1 indicated thatthey wouldleave leaYork, leaIcric, on ' , . ...5- June 20, l96O, or air, to vieit lhana to attend-the Y ceremonial aurroundingthe inaugurationor the new _ .' _r Governmentat Ghana. any additional intonation which available regardingtheir travel will prmptly - tumiahed to you. Should euhjecta travel ae they - i , it would be appreciatedii you would turnialr . .! information, you may receive concerning their activitiea in Ghana; However, this Bureau hae received other e ' Z we indicating that a reception ie to be held at - 1 the Sovietlonbaeey, laohington,D. 0., on June23, 1960, 2 ' at which the presentation will be made to Iilliam I. B. A I_IpBui- ofthe international Lenin Peacetrite won by hie /2 "~~- '- iw|1|1||11miEi " . ' _ - . t - B-IIMBIH6'1-1'?noée P... 2 see L lhh: ._i._. Parsons i...... __ Belmcnl _..__ Col h . * 0 lhloneM1; g; ~7 fszr-.2 _norrE,_ony1~:_r_.LowI r §E_ &*wo3 McGuire- -__ " Lr-..-5-5 rr--2 .= Boson __i_ Tcmm IHPT Trotter DATE OF I'.C. Sullavon Tole. Ingram ..-.- _~ Gundy UNITQ .iY_; 0NF_l TJAL /oo H7 9-/59,4 I 0 I- a -. I I .-92 > _».'- ' - ._ V 0 .. |. .g0t fioo or lecurity . ;:Q92r92$ _ e _ __ . Q: . Q 1" "-' --Tl; 9x . r92. '; 1; -.-Q ll 9 I- L; "" ,: V i.;_;;_==- ..&- _ ~ -err '- e 51 :. 57: Department of ltate - - - . J." * . -Lg -- , i V _ 3 - ,1 ,, .- -,. -' . - last year. transmitted hereaith for "your infonaation is |__. a eopy of a lalorandun dated lone 15: 1960, et Iaehington, D. 6., concerning this reception. U/ * e _ '- Upon removal of the elaaaified enclosure, this _ '_ Kai letter teconea nnclaaaified. ,L/ _ " g __ r . ' ~ I lnoloeure ' ' . ' ' - . ' . , I In-Q1 1 - Director lnoloaure! -. Gentral Intelligence lgency - I 1' e attention: Deputy Director, -_ . ? §il"1'K_I fI rn-as Haw .12 1:-an l I O C 92 -: a 92- %/ L 92- . U .1-fa: . H. Transmit the following in __ __ ' ,,9292%6/18/so_ ILL II! T108632 um-1:1. . , -A f3. S A ' Scalar -- _ code! E] ncm INIS sHm_IIIIDH -. 7 www- Ictiodoflailhg! gamma /ff - ..-..¢ B'I1?.¬<§»5£,"£-5£'A ' .. -_ oo-3709 I56.7s5"F2§g;' BAG, NH YORK SUB-IE01 ggnémmmxmn oo=n2!_ V ' -% Q-ISS III ! 3! IIISOII PCII I <06 rm mclosed herewith are seven - v~: ';2zz. 10 JUN 20 1950 7, E ,__,,_. ,,.,.~... ._.~ i-¢.-.--M-92- I 4 I 1" ' F . __3_92.v__ I . ' urwrso sures nzzmnnuzmror JUSTICE _ "4. FEDERALOF BUREAU INVESTIGATIONI In ,,,,,,,,,,, new York 21,new York. PCONFIDENTIAL '~ P""'t' - mu. June 1'5, 1960 " - gm. 1momu ° _EEL SIR UNc1.n-~51! J-ll t . >--' - u - e. gggzrrumrzsls owll Re: William EdwardBurghardt Du Bois uv i GEE?.! '-P ; WW _.-. ~21" - -- __ G :5 Mm 'E._;_.;. H _ I ' 3% -- J '- .~r-1 -- gr .~'-I 73 4 ~ I37-3E The records or the Passport Office, Department or State, Washington, 13.6., revealed on June 9, 1960, that ililliam Edward BurghardtDu B015, born February23, 1863, at dig at Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was issued rassport r ~ Number 2285216 on June 7, 1960. These records revealed that nu Bois was a resident of 31 GraceCourt, Brooklyn, New York. According to these records, he then planned to leave New York City on June £0, 1960, via air transportation '* --an-Q for three months duration. According to these records, Du Bois then planned to visit Ghana for the Inaupril. ceremonies .. /._-,_ of theRepublic Ghana./Q}!of L t "111 1 : s P if 4 .,-a d . J!;: l '.A_-, '5-21 '- '4 i921 ? b-'."_' ,_ __ J .57., .e. I r we , Y HNFIDENT §'§ §§i-§¢§§'i1?YrnTa'I"" I } " ' A nhn|Il1 /aeaiéazeaQ11: o1:__sm}EI_ --///2" KSQVLEQU" m£mQ/ M I 92.. " - f . I " L.C0N%Em 1? 92 H >1- _ I 2 Concerning William Edward Burghardt Du B016, the D 92 "New York Times" issue of lay 4, 1959,page three, contained an article under the date, Moscow, May 3, 1959, which was concerned with the reporting n-._. that Du Bois was the third American to win the Lenin Peace Prize and the article quoted Du Bois, in part, as follows: I have never been a member _. -3. of the Comunist Party9.,....."but, I think Gomunism is the best system for all countries after A!-'1 this 1 trip."...... Q,» 1'4 ; .92 -"- . a ate bcmmunist Party, UA, has been designated by I the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order lO450. bb/ '5 r to Du . expressed his desire that maximum use be made of 1'1 Du Bois. L4/ . P ¢?¥ § _- '5" :7 _ 2 _ cg NTUXT. 92 * [£0NF:%TIAL F , _ _., _ "< ~ >- if ~.. "r I I- -__._¢ --_ --qua '1-2 E '5 -;,:-I -_e. -»_.n '.>-1' --¢ r11;rs1_gg1 D§§c}'12t_1on§. "*1... Name 4 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois Race Negro Sex . Male I - , Re: Ii11ia_ Ed ard Brghardt Du is - _ Inia Graham Du Bois" '""*%r:AL Date cf Birth February 23, 1868 Place of Birth Age L; Height Height v-92 l92 _ 92_,, Build -- -was Hair "1 n _d=ln-.9; 92_} Eyes Great Barrington, Massachusetts 9'0 g?6g§ars Marital Status~Approximately 155 P unds Gcc patie Medium Peculiarities lfnmn Bald I- ill? Race Sex Brown Date or Birth Place of Birth Married Height 1.: 44- _~r 4- Eyes IT4uE? yEGvHP%? Hair ' Years mustache and pointed Occupatic goatee Pecularities Marital Status Lela graham nu B013 also known as Shirley Graham Negro ° cmcuw. mu nu. no unrrsn STATES JV'E_ ' KENT 7" Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI E DATE 6/29/60 c ' no _ - m. mm ISm° ='<=~ ° Wmé r x" EXCEPT mg: J n<"~" nn. B rm: U ____;:_1_Jg1mn aoxs. l_4-.1 --Q | ,._. i ; .,_.Iv - -7.- lag 17 JUN Z271 3019?!!/ 1-ii 1.--"'*" . 1 92 I- - ¥ _" 92v- _, 0 at ":r -.~5' 1. . _. 1.- 92 -4 Post and Tiles , .:ln the issue dated 9/25/59, carried an article stating DHITRI 3 §§QB§LI§!!, Qoairean oi the Qonnittee in the Qoviet Qnien that i eards the Lenin Peace Prizes, had been reiueed a visa to enter the United States. _The article atated that 8g0BEnT8YH ranted .s to cone to the U; 8. to give this arard to Dr. IILLIAI B. B. DU B018 oi Booklyn. DU B015 was described as a person "rho L. long hasespoused communistcauses." The"Daily Iorker,"'| _ "--_._ ' T ¢ - 24- "' . {I- e ' ' 1 -. - e ' 1- _ I . in at the Je erson issueor 5/an/54, School oi stated Social that Science nu in I8in lie! Yo:-k_in aztzuctor A I . '11 , . -._ o .--___..-.-q L~_1 r- -92~ :e4 '. Qi _11 Iu-. - ; -7 5 | $- 1" .:92. -gm. - '4? ornomu mu so. no UNITED STATES GO Memorandum 1 a -_ . oars: June 23, 1969 - . .4-,.Igi . FROM nl._ " .<' sun}!-:c'r:""_DR. W. E. B. DUBOIS 5 __ FULTON LEWIS, JR. , RADIO PROGRAM . ' JUNE 23, 1960 ' FF £1 xjl 1 : fa .* - On his radio program at '7 p.m. , June 23, 1960, ii $- Fulton Lewis, Jr. , dwelled at length upon the communist backgroimd 'is sympathiesbeing given a of Dr. Lenin PeaceW. E. B. DuBois.* Prize by the Mr. Russian Lewis stated Embassy that tonight Dr. DuBois June23! '1 and that this is merely one more indication of the very close connection j / J between the Communist Party, USA, and the Soviet Union. Mr. Lewis ; .1 pointed out that those attending the presentation of this award to Dr. DuBois include Communist Party functionaries Ben Davis, Louis Weinstock and Alexander Trachtenberg. After reciting several examples of ' Dr. DuBois' s subversive type statements and affiliations, Mr. Lewis -_._ Iconcluded with theobservation that the Russians are welcome to persons sq. of Dr. DuBois' s ilk. -/ ,R§7§Q!IM_§NP!{TlON,= . 71*. None. For information. ' j--".15 -7-l . 1.- 92L Ti ->s -.1. 92'_ 92' " t g .,_ ___.__ /1// ref pm-1 r.: ~'-:'?'_."3 * M 4111271 """" 7-1 }- ..-IF!: "-TIT." __ [Iv Ei..! 92....|','d92E '-'-..; 92H92L. . .I __,_.i. .'_.. Exlqgg to .J=... 2919.0 > - v BATE" 1113015. 3 92-Yea-1" °1d Negro of New York City who obtained his P11. D. at Harvard, was an original co-founder of the NAACP. Although it has never be estabiished that DuBois was a member of the CP, he has been actively aSS_°c ated with numerous from 31'5"-IPS including Council on African Affairs, National Committee on American-Soviet Friendship, American Peace Crusade and the AII'l¬ I 1C3.Il Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born. '_ _0rKowu rum no, n . UNITED STA IENT - P Q 4 Mam: in TO DATEI 6/ 23/ 60 FROM I if SUWFCP WILLIAM E. 015 SECURITY MATTER - C My memorandum of 6/21/50, a copy of which is forth information indicating that a reception was to be held at the Soviet timepresentation Embassy, Washington, would be made D.C., to on DuBois Thursday, of the 6/23/60, Internationalat which PeacePrize won by him in May, 1959. $9! Y. F 3 -4 ii - v~ DuBois is a well-known Negro anthro logist, author,_ educator who has a histo of association wit numerous communi ._o_-l front groups. He is on t e Security Index. |.. Enclosures 'J:P 199= T, ' ._,,. /,/ -_~ J 3' _ --s- . "' QER " _,_" --1 in zuvnzug, - 9292u1§.92=% =8 ""3 ,9 Bkiii g I JUN 30 v"92 .;-F -1.. | 92J*- '- "'92 I »-.- _ _- "'. 92y June 2a, 1960 - . . - -. - ._ . - . a. . , H ¢ - -" ~M _ ' , " --' , _I':_J_ .¢ '- -_ . " ', - - ' I - ' ~ -,3 '1'-n-- *1-*1 .2 ., | ' , :_ _ , -_.:1 92,_ -t.;.',. --- , ti -= ' '. ' . ' . 1 - ' .- V "F _ 5 -_,_ __- _ _ _.- __ V Ff - -'. -92~ . , . ' _. - . . _ ._ l~--'- A _ _ -5, _ 4 92u '!'h1s cvotiing a rec§'t l" W ' ''7 " sou ab w P OI! is to bl held it 15;_ 15 .'.'- 92 ;"- -":_ - ;'_ _ .'f'- ".1: -_v_: __ 92-__ E I. S -. 1.; % F"'*=~=13§ £:11 :2 2 ;:: ;."a,fi:.: =?"é°"»..». I. 1'§4 - ;--< 2 ° . n n j W "'°° M" ' ¢h 1" In awarded In Iv. 1959. IF? 7 I i- - - 1f; ~1a _; "'35- -Q»-. I-_--'-_., . *""_.:,;3 -- ';f-Li-.1 S l92$- '92_ . 92 -9 -. .__. J ~ ; It. -2 4 I 0 -w . -.¢ .¢.l .'92. -n~._ L -." ' » 7 ALLINFURMATFBPJ BQNTMJEDA. 92 - S ~" Eli iéii ES ii?§*¬Ai'3lF.YIli;*l.EEl % - QR-92~;,'_.. _,~ Tfilil- L4 BY ii. Balm t on _ Callahan ._i_ Q ' Del-Ouch _ Malone ' Flosen omm _ OUITI ti-Z -I -/W ¢?¢.22'@2+@§ - _ um. n ocm [:1 TELEITYPE mm l:| 3: ; , _ _ 1-. 92 I answerwe. asma 92 I unrrsn STATE. pp I,am ._ if Mem0r z..eew,.z. b ' DATE: June 21; non 2.. susnunv UILLIAM E. B BOIS SECURITY HAETER - G " 1'»"1 9. -1, .e -.; 8ubJect is on the Security Index. He is a .___ anthropologist, authorand educatorwho, despitehis 91years, traveled extensively throughoutthe communist nations duringthe periodAugust, .~ -'' 1958, to July,1959, DuBois was co-founderof theIationa1_£ssociation _ :V'.$- for the advancement Coloredof People in 1909, but in later ears has :1? shifted his allegiance to communist frontgroups, Be has.teetified 92 -92 he hasbeen associatedwith suchfront organizationsas the council on I": African Affairs,National Councilof American-Soviet Friendship, a ggerican PeaceCrusade Americanand comitteefor Protection of rn. :- u In hay, 1959, DuBois' name wasannounced bythe 3%.! Government oneas ofthe winnersof an International Lenin Peace Prise. " DuBois returned to the United States on July 1, 1959, and the official 92 presentation of the award has not been made to him, --11-;-' have now advised emsa reception is to.--4 'be held at the Soviet Embassyin Washington, D, 0., on Thursday,June 23, 1960, at which timethe awardwill be made toDuBois. 1.- 1 é "W .-1:-I A11uernRm.awg_ nmzams 1:::2;r;..e ->1. ne1IATEl l1 *-F° BY 92_ r. _ e . ....i....,.-M-.-92.,.a-.-.---,----- 92-'-- -*"" ¢ June 2.1, . vmxm 1:. B. on soxs Ci__!_u,.~.-:*~ __ /o ' ~11 -_; 1. 1, "§._.4 . I _=c¬- ,-; . . -e=_>' '. -o ~ -_ .___,,_ __ _ .___,. - . K _ .. .- . .. --»_ 1-. "'-. ~. ?--- -. '.:'~ - 3, _ -- ,1:---,_~-.-_ . - _. - 4 - -'-9-_;..~> 1 ,1.--=|- -.r9;s_, 2.2.",-,-, _ I ;',_¢_ ..l~ I. '2-" 1 ». . -I '*' In lhr. 1959, the lovi t Govorment ennonnoed that _ iiilliam I. B. Du ois, Aneriesn I anthropologist "auhior. .. -- *5, q _7ond-"educator, ind been ossrded s n Peace Prise [canon 5 -~ International Lenin Prioe for Promotion oi feace Among Ietions_,'; -r- "_ 92 _ ls it is referred to in o ieisl Soviet propaganda!; '-On this ~ we ' easing Thursday, June 23, 1960, the official presentation oi re. the sword is to be node to Dubois at the Soviet lsbassy inc _. J'._ l-. is VIIh- l-I923$¢92 92|Jl-_.Q.92.- -_ ~ _.- . , - ; _ - - ' , " . 1» Dunois theories regarding the promotion of peace .1 _ ,- among notions, are exemplified by a statement node by the - . ' ehsirman of the prise oceuittee, who, in announcing the award, ' said, William DuBois is passionately end eonsistently exposing the imperisliat policy oi _the Unitedl tateo andotnsr powers..u" . -4'! '. _r r_r _ bin r _ 5 - I! I-I _'_ . T; __: . __,} p DuBois was born Iebruer; 23, 1368, It Great Harrington, -_ __.-wk 1 mlaeeachuoetto. He is"¬Ke ho1d"e"F'oT a of Ih11oe'6p h jv"'d'6§'x'-is from Harvard University, was a professor at oeveral uniwersitioo _ and was one of the co-founders oi the National Association for the Advancement or Colored People. In later years, however, he hes shifted his allegiance to such organizations as the Council en African Affairs, the Rational council of Ameriean- ~ 1 p Soviet Friendship, the American Peace Crusade, and the American _ .13-'92 _ Committee for Protection of Foreign Iorn. At the time Du oie , wee announced as a Lenin Peace Prize winner, he no quoted in -3 ' i -' , -- s.>| The New fork Times article in the lay ll, 1959, issue, as - stating, I have never been a member of the communist Party..- but I think eomunism is he best listen for all eountriea - ' -r V 1- e after this tz-ip...." - A §.~';.~"" '_ _-_'_-_fQ_ _. _.p.- '-.='= C92 All |urna:§z;2t**sa: cimmi A HEREIN rs u::§11z;:;n;. ' D BATE_';La1j4»_By 'I'.'. - rrr- r92r~---- ~- .1..._' q='-.92.».i.,.- M -1- ._' mu. noon I: TEILEITYPE unrr C] / . J,"; 1 ._ '92 -' I - /- <"7 ' 1 -- -M '1 n 4 I» . I '. 0 . i O é. ;*h92_ . . v 1 , u . . _ I Q 92 RI . U . . ; .. ' u " Date: I -- . - -..u- -1- _ Transmit the ro11ou1ng in mm Ifgm; "T'1 §p@ IF b?I .n- ¬ei:"or 15 e A _ Via umzn _F f ' _ _ ¢ _ _ _ __ ?Ff§r1:Ff'or1?£HcEof HéiT{hg1- - -1- A7, L QQQAQ-pa-cqn cu. ' ' ' ' * ''' - "n$ - - - - --- ¢ j Sm : nznscmon, ma: 00- mm ,Z "°"Mrum, . @% . , am: mm: 3, """ . _ D 81133361 : grnmsn mum 3°13 - V 0: ,way%!~ mans n_,.-._-'t7'£t'r-' REFERENCES -"""" .-JIIIIIIllIl||| ._ 4. .12! m! 4 ' 0=.E?£'? 6 1960 - CI-LS8 . I HT. I! ~ .lSOI-PCIII II, IIIIIF n _ comnn HAL I .- u I n ll ' , 92 c . 1 ~ "com=u!@T1AL I T .- DETAILS Encloee herewith ire twelve copies of i letterhea memorendu containing information concerning DU BOIS, his wife, and their echeduled attendance at the above referenced Conference !?- e in Accra, Ghana. T_9292#; The referenced Chicago airtel of /B0, requested .92?a that HY submit letterhead memorandum ed fore ;_§i3 1 of u-w " P¢s .41. i_. ,~ -~ " - --- -|- 2. c0rm§ NT92Kt _ _ _ _,. __ _. _, _ _.___ _7,~ _,___,. -__._-..__._ ___.._.-_..______._.__._.____,.~. ___V 92 0 92 c~ '3',- 92 lg. I FDONFI>E TlAL 7, . ur i I C. Twelve copies of the enclosed letterhead memo were designatedthr theBueau becauseit pertains to the subject and his wire who havetravelled extensively in the past both at home and abroadand becausethe completeitinerary of the subject and extent of his travels abroad are not known at this time. .- ---QQQT1 1 I -=5 .3- cowz npl , <_ UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION New York,_New York 5| 1960 i 5 Re: WilliamSecurity Matter Burghardt- C Du Bois Edward Y...i. 1- sEe! To!!oL!ng!Ee !!!nerarypar!Ts! wife. _., June 25, 1960 Leave New Yorkvia SabenaAirlines _ _-Q Flight Number 548 Jet First Class! for Brussels, Belgium ' June 26,1960 Leave Brussels vieOK Czechoslova- -P-_~ kia Airlines! Flight Number 562 for Prague I."-5 7 June 30,1960 Leave Prague viaAZ Alitalia Airlines! Flight Number 261 for Rome. z This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents ere not to be distributed outside your asency, .-re-'-1" ,_. , _ _ »_ »s¢:< '3???,3 "'""' '" e £11mrnmsr*nr:ssm%g -" nmn,~: {S Q- '}g%.3Ei£.,.Ei':-2'93 ngizrmiu rse. _ _ A-1., _ ENCLOSURE / e <2 /* ~/2 Q , n I ,» - x. J 1 L "§===*- Re: William Edward Burghardt Du Bcis; __ E Lola Graham Du Bois July l, 1960 Leave Home via GI-I Ghana Airways! Flight Number 813 4 for Accra, Ghana. as unable to advisethedate when Du Bcis in en e e hana or the date on which he ex- pected to return to the United States. ii: ' c On June 29, 1960, _ _--J Q Sabena r , eens, ew o r, vised that the subject and a female, Tot further identified, W'¬i 'e listedhis in records ashaving departedNew Yorkaboard SabenaAirlines n---ya Flight Nuzrber 511 at 9:30 p,'m,'on June 25, 1960; He said that Du Bois was travelling to Prague, Czechoslovakia. Mr; 6 advised that Du Boia and his companion were scheduled 92 I-;'-_~92 -V-I-_ rum-at in Brussels, Belgium aboard Flight Number 5&8 at 9:15 a.m. on June 26, 1960, He said that they would / =s-an then continue to Prague, Czechoslovakia aboard Czechoslovakian Airlines Flight Number 562 which was scheduled to arr_'ive_ in ' _ Frague some time during the afternoon of June 2b, l9b0.W i1 n , , , E, B. Du Bcis were among the individuals who had positively indicated that they were going to attend the Conference For African Women And ff Women of African Lescent in Accra, Ghana in July, 196O.U'~ e available a pamometon dreary 1, 1960 which announced a Conference For Women of Africa and African Descent, July 15 through 25, 1960, Accra, Ghana, and it pointed @}%¬e* ______, _ _ ___i_.___L____....._ ._ -- ~ --I-w-q-~ 1. J L L J . = Q 4§§§§§%,!ég§§L Be: William Edward Burghardt Du Boia; .i, Lola Graham Du B015 1 7 out that this conference was to be held ' _ in Accra, Ghana at the Accra Community ii; . ' Center, " :'.- ---I':;_-J " '1 Qa m T7, Concerning William E; Burghardt Du Bois "92-I and his wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois, _ "s. . in '1 the Passpbrt Office, Department of State, H- furnished information rrm its files I on June 9, 1960 which revealed that Du Bois and his wife had passport ' numbers 2285216 and 2285215 respectively, 3 ! J which were issued on Jue 7, 1960, U; 3 L._4-J The "New York Mirror", a New York daily newspaper, dated June 2%, 1960, contained an article captioned "Reds Present 0uBoia with Lenin Prize" which revealed that the subject was presented the "Lenin prize"..=by the "Sov1et"Union ...on June 23, 1960, at the Soviet Embassy, Washington,D. O.92y/ r '-=5: F, . ._. cl g :1 -3; Q '-'54 ! --:1 .__ .5 V-r' 4 .1- - ~ _ 7-: 92. r g . .71 _ sac, lea York . ;u1y3,_1960 ' Director, rs: 00-99729! --~ . _'=- -' I " 3. .__r-:_, _._ .;.,.=_ 4 "1» - » -in-8ECURIT!'§QTTEB_g Q~y?¢f§, "ff*f? .. ,__ , __ I A V _ . , -. I . ____.-._.,____. . 'J .' :____ . . ;-._ H -12 - ' U . 1ranamitted_hereuith'!or your - 2 ~ - a Photostat or a Roacow broadcast relating to the _ " -- g? presentation or the International Lenin Pence trill §- . =- 6;; "A to captioned aubJect._ Excerpts from the broadcast s, were furnished in the Ioreign Boadcast Information i Service daily report of June 28, 1960. '~" u-V_ _ _ --< I 4' " - I ' L. . . __, Qfi r ~-I. . Enclosure » _ - 'a;=7f =_ ' I " '~ 92 i . Q --.-e.2"." i _ W I . ".1 a F I r .> ' - " <._ =- . ' 'NOTE ON YELLOW " ' ' ' Subject on Security Index. He is 92 year old -e-3;, Negro author and writer who has had long history of 191 affiliation with comunist front groups. He was s j; - recipient of e 1958 Lenin Peace Prize awarded by the 92 .§' " Soviet Government, presentation of which was made to A X! }§ at the Soviet Embassy. Washington, D. 0., on 6-23-60. *_ _ _ ._1_,_ ._ l I . 75".---. .1 . - .. - V ' I i ' ~ _' H A j _ . x !' H q|' JUL 8 1% ? _ '. 92 um TOLD ______._i- _ 1 n V Qm-Q:-2'. , I ,_-_ , Pm-sons .____' " '.=.'_;>,;'_ Belmont _ _ . Callahan .i._.._ d D.L°uch . ;%11@: 52J_ A@- e, J M Au.m¥o::r»,::r92mn Hi iiiii E3%¬E?1i!%%EB <'I1n1=T92r:vm.h.___ "* ee. Room i__ nun. noon TELETYPE uwrr 1:] llgili q d2_ g92m______:1_____ J92l],_"1A9292i _ 4%¢U_.| ]kJ W_ _ 4"! W__ E Q W5,IE -I KEl 92 Pb -35 H1.1:-as-sax § , -4-. , ' 5 . J 92 K..92_,' -I; . _ -""9292_F.BI ig _ / l / I Date: 7/7/69 ' é NTFAI Transmit thefollowing in _ _ Type.-inpI aiu8'cz:orcoJc! i . I IVE via A;[RTELfr i _ zrmv 7 7 7 N J 7 W IALLIFFUIHTIQQCOUTKI 11?-1111111-_ rum,mm orum- J of --1-|.. _...-__.q-.11;-1-. ___o.. cm.-an Si!,- ______TB: DIP.EiiiR| 100- -p1'HERW1 " '12. ._ .'- * . ,4. FROM . sac, nmw YORK . .1"?-'.-; _A'P?R!0PR1ArE AGENCIES _ 5 5_";I:' ma P131 = . .*" "-1 1' ' 92 AD .-' '.'= Ti ! SEIBJECT: WILLIAMEDWARD BURGHAB.'D I gJBOIS SIL:E";#_-_o , _ SM - C 0; NEW YORK! ts K ReWFOairte1Bu, to 7/5/60 _ -_ .1 -val r ~ .-I5 '?r-- 7 ,, _ I4 JUL 92 15" Q: '&"Ei'.P-_BY Approved Sent -o-.._i,._,.i I LEON AL '-.4:-n I . ,. "'92 - ' § . H 92 I Q 92 _ l ,. U '1:0NF!@1A'I ;'_':_' -- ~:--s , _-tt - I . DUBOISD of an isextreme age: __92yearsQ'§;Hean is er r *7" active writerandhas accessto the pages ofseveral f_subver_s i'.ve___Nla_.4 i_ 1,, publications including "The Worker".'His wife is also m active if '? writer who has access to the pages-of several such publications, U -s1,- She is also under consideration for becoming theeditor of -a CP instigated publication which is to publish topics concerning .$7 Negroes and related subjects. Both DU BOIS and his wife have "s ... published articles concerning racial topics in the past; ~DU BOIS wasa "champion" one of t: he f for ou equality nd ers Q . f munthe NAACP races :and D U BOIS therefore is alle ph ed to . be 92 . - W V V,-~u',.1= .;-- 92 .'* '1 ____ -..| H. I wu-_ _ .. li.I"_W*"_ii'§' __,____'__ __ - ~.-- _ __ L .1.r,';_ ¢-' ._92._.4.- ' h .."»"Q" J F r S ,-. f . I i 4 -2- f: *t [pown "ii ._.. -t/;uk $ w'»" _ Director.FBI - 99-997Q5:'- " -~ wnnnmmimnsmomnmno sncunmr|ur1-an-c N Is 92 . k- Q 92 am. xnraam-1on colmum mm 1592mcuss1r1m- - 92 xxcrzrr Ira:-nusnows .,_J»;- - _ orazawxsi; ~- r J 1:, Bu Subjecton SI He iswell known Negro author and fronteducator, organizations Indhas longachistory oa ofassociation with attending the on a trip abr d,_ DQW H8, /00 -'9 ? 7519 -/6'4/n - e O " .1 s i 1 _ /' 816', Isa forth July I0, 1960 ,3 / Director 1'81 00-99729! -- - T--' ~._,,, o E 92 vi » i"g?'i l*sF.I$Lou»-$155 ,1 s '- the Departnent sf State has In-niehed the lareaa "-7- . . -__;_ infsrnatien received fr-on the Anerican tnoaeey, Accra, lhssa,';- _ j."._ J " indicating that subject nae guest sf honor at a dinner on ;'~ ' '5 9-5-60 ghee?! by the Ghana lcadeny of Learning. fhe President _.92 qf hana, {sane Itrunah, attended the dinner. Dnlsiswade av "W speech in nhich_he stated that there are two opposing syetens .n , in the nedern world, the soc ialien sf Karl Iar: leading rte -e __ i consunisn and private capitalisn asdeveloped hy Isrth lnerica _ o 1!. ;:» and Ieetern Europe. is stated that the African countries need '-;;_ _ 1 S _ sapital hnt if the ran naterials, tssls, and nachinee are snned U -_ J .~, by foreigners the foreigners sill eventually sun the goods pro-'__ " ; _ 3 ' f 1I k' rdsced.must have Ie no statedstrings, the capitalhe loaned -hsrrsrsdat low byinterest the lfricanrates, countriesand 92 92 include no donination by foreigners. He is quoted as saying A - "If you can get nachines and techniques from the Soviet Union . 92-. ""-ill ...= _ __st tuo percent, and no strings attached, it Isnld he crazy to - K51 -__ 1 borrow percentIron with the resultant United Btates industryunderand Britain their st four,control five and withor s then strutting as nastere in your nidst. "/Zn ~ - - . _ . a - I ' 3 r This speech was given prominent fronfpage release in! ' I I e seni-official "0hanaian fines. The Anerican Embassy in er---s | .. ______q -2-60 from Bone for a contemplated stay of three reeks. _ ._..; 5 1'-'-I " A 'ana, further reports that an-. and am. Du cie arrived in , - The 6-2 ?-60 issue of "8oviet lens" published by "cc Bep.-araent qf the Scciet Enhceey in I-amen, carric *1- ' rticle relating tc the presentation of the International mm ---N eace we Prize to Du ois on 6-24-60 at the Soviet Iabassy in lashing Len. The article indicates that the ceremony was Ctt daur . _ by nany representatives qf the lneriean public including members i sf the Iational Council of lnerican-Soviet friendship. fhe - M, -alard I08 node by I. I. Snirnovsty, Soviet Charge d 4ffai_res 1 nho read nessages qf congratulations front . g §$:I,'I.'1"' "-1"remier hch ev and from the Soviet Peace Conaittenuj Callahani DeLc-cc a alone ------ SEE g0TE _0N 1'_EL_L01r J>__4gE 2 , _ HcGu.L1'Q ...... Hosea Tamm .._._._ M J Troller .,..._.,_. I'.C. Sullivan .i ,92:::U- 1 It W 1° JUL 21195 - 92 ,- J " ! 0 .,__ I - 0 - In 1.- /;§ Letter to810, loofort 85': IILLHI Io 8. DU I018 - --4' # loo-corn - ~ J , _, ~ > . -_.-H. .. r_-~~,, 4;. . . ' .'- W 7'. V 92.-. k -_ . . 1 - _ - - _:' _ 492'_ I .. . - . " ;' ,. __ . ".1, . 1 V In accept ing the pr-iee IaJoio otatod, "I thtnl that i -. _ Q92 our noting today will eoroo no ooejul purpooo anleoo no, the ;_ Aeertcane preeent here, realise -teat ear prise ant,-,1 ie te ' launch a real lovenent for goace in 1norica." Ie added, "1 otill drean of America ao a free, democratic country Ihero r A- labour rill be rewarded according to the sort done, Ihere no one rill poooeoo shat he hao not earned, Ihere a Ian will be -U . judged by lie deodo and not by the colour of lie oktn, Ihero . every nan may freely hold any view. u great and only nay < to achieve thie to to roach underotanding uith the soviet Union and to follow the oo.-anple of Premier {hr-uohcheo, who made ouch er great epeeeh ,for peace and aioarncnent in the United Ietiono. U- NOTE OF IEQLOI: 7 i - ' Subject on 81 ; He is well-known Negro author who '- loaa awarded 19.58 International Peace Prize by the Soviet Union. Ee has a long history of association with communist front organizations. He and his wife are presently traveling abroad _ V J_ __.__ I attendingwhere they are the visitinginaugtrration Ghana bythe o_f invitation new government for the purpoaGhana.z/ of of V--¢__ ?._ ~_._.' 1 u-.92n~ £1. L -. _ I 4;-_- M p I ~-o ,1; _. "vi. -,=-= Q28 4-no Rev. 12- 14-es! l XXXXXX XXXXXX _.l XXXXXX FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |:| FOIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET Page s! withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following statements, where indicated, explain this deletion. Deletions were made pursuant to the exemptions indicated below with no segregable material available for release to you. §ec lion 552 ction §52a El b! ! U b! ! A! El d! ! U b! ! U b! ! B! U J'! ! E] b! ! El b! ! C! U E] b! ! D! E] l El b! ! E! D l D b! ! F! III hm! El b! 8! Iii El mo! El b! 9! El 00 ! El E1 tote! El 00 ! II] E1 loo! SP Information pertainedonly to a third party with no referenceto you or the subject of your r.:|r|1|.o¢~f 192/92.|up.:|.- Information pertainedonly to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. Documents originated with another Government agency ies!. These documents were referred to that agency ies92 4'-wrre92'it=W direct and response to you. 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IIIFOHIAIION comnxum ms:-re IS Lrnc1.As_s1rIm; ./ wiper: gal;-11 aw we Q U "i§1§<@vR1A?'§_4@%92~'&§¢= EXCEP MIERESHOWI ,/» "'n um F11"-'3'" - » Bufile mvxzz. . _-1; 51.1? i 92- Mo- '//=w7é' --P FE1! - cuss.a mrr. aw mmREASON-FCIM or anvmw 11. 1-2.4.I-Q23 215- Re ulet to wz-*0 dated 7/11/60, requesting wro submit data contained in subjects passport folders . and other pertinent data received relative to planned foreign travel for these persons.'L Enclosed herewith are eight copies of a letterhead d D I I to the Bureau an two to BURGHARDT Her York, nucontainin BOISbinformation ii >- III . v /5 3'/aw-<79"rz7 hip. l--".-| u _.- - /57 W JUL o!;-L Ev 92_, _,J E-. E5. E . The following items are attached to this commnication for the information of the New York Office:-Q 2 Photostat of article captioned "China and Africa" i by w. E. nu BOIS obtained from the 3/3/59 edition of "Peking Review." U/ Photostat of article captioned "Our Visit to China" go by W. E. B. DU BOIS obtained from the magazine "China #1 Pictorial" 3/20/59, editionlb » I ._-- -~ __-.5 One negative and five photographs of WILLIAM E- BURGHARDT DUBOIS obtained from his passport folder.LB , ' <4 ne negative and five photographs of SHTRLEY GRAFAH DU BOIS obtained from her passport fo1der.; ._ pu- J0- : .14; ; J '. 1,. _-4".,~.." T;-' : H. it ', _ 2 _ . ~ ---v l 'r""_::_' "4 F I J UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - __3_ ' / . .__ _ _f_,; FEDEBLL BUIELU OI INYEQTIGLTION _ Q _ '_. !_1_{ .i' 153¥UMH-"Ii?" Washington 25, D. C. Fill Na JUL 2 5 1960 WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS ,_____ ... ' J : _ , LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS Y __;_i=K Also Known As SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS .§EQURITY MA$T§R%:_CT7 The files of the Passport Office, United States Department of State USDS!, Washington, D. C., were reviewed on July 18, 1960, and the following information was contained in the passport folders for William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and his rife, Shirley Graham Du Boiszui lame: Date of Birth: William E. Burghardt Du Bois .-_-1. Passport Application February 23, 1868 at Great ' Passport Number: Barrington, Hassachusetts _ in-I-nu-A Permanent Residence: Dated: May 11, 1960, at Hen York, New York. 2285216 issued June 7, 1960 Parents: 31 Grace Court, Brooklyn l, Father: New York. Mother: Alfred Du Bois, born 1825, Haiti, United States citizen, deceased. Spouse: Mary S. Burghardt, born Massachusetts, 1331, deceased. Shirley Graham Du Bois, born Date of Marriage: November ll, 1399, Indianapolis, Travel Plans: Indiana. ' " Port of Departure: February 14, 1958 Si Approximate Date Departure: New York City Mode of Travel: of Intended Stay Abroad: June 20, 1960 Proposed Itinerary: Purpose of Trip: Air Description: Three months Height: Ghana - Hair: Inaugural of the Republic of Ghana. Eyes: Occupation 'TD@¢in¢ "92* WILLIAM SDWARDaogoaaanr nu BOIS LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS ' r _1 A notation appears on this passport application that subject's last passport, number 1103544, issued June 30, 1958, had been canceled because of subject's travel to Communist China in violation of the geographical restrictions contained H Z%§ in that passport.§/ Dr. William E. Burghardt Du Bois submitted a sworn affidavit to the Passport Office, USDS, Washington, D. C., dated May ll, 1960, in which he stated that in any future travel he would not use his passport in violation of the r .1: ' restrictions contained therein or of any similar restrictions .,., q_~. subsequently promulgated by the United States Government.&/ This affidavit further stated that Dr. Du Bois and his wife have been officially invited by the Government of Ghana to come to Ghana as its guests to participate in the ceremonies to take place June 29, 1960, to July 4, 19604» _ ___i The following information was obtained from the passport folder of Shirley Graham Du Bois, wife of Dr. Du Bois:M, Name: Shirley Graham Du Bois iii Born: November ll, 1899, Indianapolis, Indiana 1,! Passport Application Dated: Hay ll, 1960, at New York, New York '92 _.. Passport Number: 2285215 issued June 7, 1960 Permanent Residence: 31 Grace Court, Brooklyn l, New York ii Parents: ¢ Father: David Andrew Graham, born Evanston, Indiana, 1860, deceased. Mother: Lizzie Etta Bell, born Missouri, 1873 deceased. Spouse: William E. Burghardt Du Bois, born February 23, 1868, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Travel Plans: Port of Departure: New York /D Approximate Date of Departure: June 20, 1960 Mode of Travel: Air Intended Stay Abroad: Three months 3- A Proposed Itinerary: Republic of Ghana Purpose of Trip: To accompany husband to inaugural of Republic of Ghana. Description: Height: Five feet, four inches. Hair: Black grey Eyes: Brown _ 2 _ C . /, / 92- --J, ' o - 1 F. F WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS 1 u LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS E- In -5 Identifying Marks: Scar on neck _.1- Occupation: Writer ,1 .33 Du Bois onPassport gune30, number 1958, was 1103545 withdrawn issued because to Shirley of her Graham travel to Qommunist C_ina in violation of the geographical Qestrictions ..I.- ~ contained in that passport.U/ as .. -.2" Shirley Graham Du Bois submitted a sworn affidavit to the Passport Office, USDS, dated May ll, 1960, in which she stated 92 that in any future travel she would not use her passport in '.92. violation of the restrictions contained therein or of any similar / 92- 92 restrictions subsequently promulgated by the United States Government.lb 1 A review of the entries in passport number 1103545 -vi issued June 30, 1958, to Shirley Graham Du Bois, reflects travel by this individual to the following places in 1958-l959:Lt / _._,._ London, South Hampton, Harwick, England; Accra and Adoba, Ghana; Kiev, Moscow Russia; Holland; Paris, France; 92 Brussels, Belgium; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Cairo, Egypt; East German Republic; Berlin, Germany; Bromma, Sweden; Khartoum, Y United Arab Republic; and Belgrade, Yugoslavia.L» Passport number 1103545 issued to Shirley Graham Du Bois on page twelve contains a stamp which reflects entry of the bearer of this passport at Tirana, Albania, on December 18, 1953. This stamp also carries the caption of "R.-P. Shqiperise" the People's Republic of Albania! P.K.KAk I -.1 This passport does not reflect the length of stay fora 4 Shirley Graham Du Bois in Albania. Page five of this passport a. contains a restriction against travel to Albanialx 4 1 A review of the entries in passport number 1103544 .;m issued June 30, 1958, to William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, reflects travel by this individual to the following places in ah: 1958-1959n~ 35- London, South Hampton, Harwick, England; Moscow, Russia; Holland; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; East German Republic; Berlin, Germany; and Bromma, Sweden.W Passport number 1103544 issued to Dr. Du Bois on June 30, 1958, does not reflect travel by this individual #0 Albania.U1 ' ' a 92_ J . . WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS L . _. !|92- »- _ Passport files contained the following sumary of a speech given by Dr. Du Bois at the Hague on September ll, l958$D P . ¬He opened by saying tht-America has no policies for ....¢- peace and is set out to commit suicide by inducing war. This aim is but for one reason; namely, to save American capitalism. .:_¥,__,4 Big business controls the press and keeps the people of the :. < United States in darkness. The only people who fight for the .._1 salvation of the United States are the Negroes. Hf _.92: "He said that the United States has but one interest- . . . f *1 -' money, and that it is frightful the way it 'bleeds' and controls . '. _ r its allies. - . £53.? "United States democracy is doing everything possible to_ prepare for war. The communists in America are ready to take over. :>_ '5?¬ "Private capital makes war to save itself and, he added T -11¢ the Soviet Union does not want war. It knows the evils of war and the United States does not.ir He condemned ROOSEVELT, his Works Progress Administratio - - -up-_| program, and said ROOSEVELT stopped socialism in the United States and gave the large United States corporations control of the United States.U/ "Again and again he reiterated that United States was big business, run by business, and that business was doing every- thing possible to start war against the Soviet Union and China. - He also stated that not only did American business firms control the Government but that they control European businesses as well. who This understand all brings the hardships evils of for this the pglicy egroes and since as such, they theyare the cannotones love their country, the United States.V .¢. "Very briefly he inserted words that to some extent the Negroes ;:Q1LULQ§ freed in the United States. That it has been his goal in life to have the Negroes speak out for themselves.Q- F; "At this point, Du Bois looked up from his notes and said, It has taken me eleven years to obtain a passport... eleven years when I could not travel abroad.'V He emphasized his belief that Europe should point out to the Un ed States that it should recognize China Communist China, he did not say!. He also expressed the hope that Europe would ask the United States to cease its policy of fightin against communism."t~ - 4 1- 1? L III __ ' J I 92.- * -, -"5 i - a ~ WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS - Dr. Bu Bois's passport folder contains the following information regarding the ceremony in which an honorary Charles University Degree was bestowed on Dr. Du Bois held October 23, 1958, at the University in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In_his acceptance address Dr. Du Bois stated that the only countries 6 as which had even cone close to obtaining socialism were the Soviet Union, China, Czechoslovakia and Iuguavia. He stressed the need for the use of socialism in the world's quest for peace ,...!, and defined "true socialism" as being "pure communism? Dr. Du Bois reportedly gave the impression that none of the nations in the communist block have reached the stage of having pure ._,, communism. U1 .$;;§ 92 During the above ceremony Dr. Du Bois' "honorary 9':92 doctoral dissertation"' was entitled "The Negro and Communism." In this he made the following p0ints:% -#5 1. His efforts to help the American Negro had always been ineffectual until the success of the Russian Revolution brought home to him the fact that the plight of the Negro was more economic than political or sociological h 2. America has moved a long way towards socialism citing examples of Social Security, health insurance and medical care.- 3. American labor movement was reactionaryi, 1.. D? 4. The American Negro could no longer be considered D? as part of a malleable mass which can be organized and led in the vanguard of the pro1etariat.- 1 I _| The American Negroes have divided into classes just F. as have the American white peoph and a definite American .. _" bourgeoisie has been formed.t 1 ' I " _ 1 .;":I: f':¬ ~5- -I.hL~=-==-