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==Robeson event==
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On may 9, 1998, the [[Communist Party USA]]'s [[Peoples Weekly World]] held a centennial festive tribute celebrating the life of [[Paul Robeson]]. Speakers and performers included Communist Party vice chair [[Jarvis Tyner]], co-hair , retired ILWU international rep. [[Abba Ramos]], co-chair communist [[Marilyn Bechtel]], [[Owen Marron]], Alameda Central Labor Council, [[Martin del Campo]], San Francisco [[Labor Council for Latin American Advancement]], Berkeley mayor [[Maudelle Shirek]], dancer [[Jackie Artman]], Northern California [[Young Communist League]] co-chair [[Amie Fishman]], [[Joe Johnson]], trade unionist and personal friend of Robeson, poet Dr. [[Tolbert Small|Tolbert J. Small]], and singers [[Anthony J. Smith]] and [[David Winters]] ([[American Federation of Musicians)]].
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Among the events more than 100 co-sponsors were Senate president Pro Tem  [[John Burton|John L. Burton]] and Oakland mayor [[Elihu Harris]].<ref>PWW Tribute celebrates Robeson's impact today, May 23, 1998</ref>
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Revision as of 04:08, 24 August 2011

Tolbert J. Small

Robeson event

On may 9, 1998, the Communist Party USA's Peoples Weekly World held a centennial festive tribute celebrating the life of Paul Robeson. Speakers and performers included Communist Party vice chair Jarvis Tyner, co-hair , retired ILWU international rep. Abba Ramos, co-chair communist Marilyn Bechtel, Owen Marron, Alameda Central Labor Council, Martin del Campo, San Francisco Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Berkeley mayor Maudelle Shirek, dancer Jackie Artman, Northern California Young Communist League co-chair Amie Fishman, Joe Johnson, trade unionist and personal friend of Robeson, poet Dr. Tolbert J. Small, and singers Anthony J. Smith and David Winters (American Federation of Musicians).

Among the events more than 100 co-sponsors were Senate president Pro Tem John L. Burton and Oakland mayor Elihu Harris.[1]

Endorsed Communist Party fund raiser

Peoples Weekly World, September 11, 1999

In September 1999, Tolbert Small, MD, co-sponsored a Communist Party USA fund raising event in Berkeley. Rep. Lynn Woolsey co-sponsored the same event.[2]

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  1. PWW Tribute celebrates Robeson's impact today, May 23, 1998
  2. Peoples Weekly World, September 11, 1999