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However in 1988, Robeson's membership in the party was confirmed by CPUSA General Secretary [[Gus Hall]] in a pamphlet entitled, ''Paul Robeson : An American Communist.'' [http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Robeson-Communist-Gus-Hall/dp/B0006QXVGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248300323&sr=8-1] Hall wrote, "My own most precious moments with Paul were when I met with him to accept his dues and renew his yearly membership in the CPUSA. I and other Communist leaders like Henry Winston, the Party's late, beloved national chair, met with Paul to brief him on politics and Party policies and to discuss his work and struggles."<ref>http://newappeal.blogspot.com/2008/06/flawed-history-of-international.html</ref>

However in 1988, Robeson's membership in the party was confirmed by CPUSA General Secretary [[Gus Hall]] in a pamphlet entitled, ''Paul Robeson : An American Communist.'' [http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Robeson-Communist-Gus-Hall/dp/B0006QXVGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248300323&sr=8-1] Hall wrote, "My own most precious moments with Paul were when I met with him to accept his dues and renew his yearly membership in the CPUSA. I and other Communist leaders like Henry Winston, the Party's late, beloved national chair, met with Paul to brief him on politics and Party policies and to discuss his work and struggles."<ref>http://newappeal.blogspot.com/2008/06/flawed-history-of-international.html</ref>

One of the most vocal contemporary conservative voices to challenge Robeson's legacy for his friendship with the CPUSA is [[David Horowitz]] the founder of David Horowitz Freedom Center. David Horowitz mentioned in his 2006 book'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=CYqZjtVp00AC&pg=PA177&dq=Foner%2Bhorowitz The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]'' the historian [[Eric Foner]] lauding Robeson at a 2003 teach-in at [[Columbia University]] and then responded by saying,:"It's true that Paul Robeson was never satisfied with his country. He was an icon (and member) of the American Communist Party, who received a Stalin Peace Prize from the dictator himself."<ref>Horowitz, David, "Moment of Truth (for the anti-American Left)", ''Jewish World Review'', March 31, 2003''</ref>

One of the most vocal contemporary conservative voices to challenge Robeson's legacy for his CPUSA membership is [[David Horowitz]] the founder of David Horowitz Freedom Center. David Horowitz mentioned in his 2006 book'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=CYqZjtVp00AC&pg=PA177&dq=Foner%2Bhorowitz The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]'' the historian [[Eric Foner]] lauding Robeson at a 2003 teach-in at [[Columbia University]] and then responded by saying,:"It's true that Paul Robeson was never satisfied with his country. He was an icon (and member) of the American Communist Party, who received a Stalin Peace Prize from the dictator himself."<ref>Horowitz, David, "Moment of Truth (for the anti-American Left)", ''Jewish World Review'', March 31, 2003''</ref>

In accepting the Prize, Robeson stated, "We know how [[Truman]] betrayed the American people in their hopes for peace, how he betrayed the Negro people in their thirst for equal rights, how he tore up the [[Bill of Rights]] and subjected the whole American people to a reign of FBI-[[terror]]ization."<ref>[http://www.mltranslations.org/Miscellaneous/RobesonSPP.htm Thoughts on Winning the Stalin Peace Prize], Paul Robeson, January 1953.</ref>

In accepting the Prize, Robeson stated, "We know how [[Truman]] betrayed the American people in their hopes for peace, how he betrayed the Negro people in their thirst for equal rights, how he tore up the [[Bill of Rights]] and subjected the whole American people to a reign of FBI-[[terror]]ization."<ref>[http://www.mltranslations.org/Miscellaneous/RobesonSPP.htm Thoughts on Winning the Stalin Peace Prize], Paul Robeson, January 1953.</ref>