An interesting sideline, Pete Seeger mentioned that he was associated with Robeson when he did fundraisers for the Independent Progressive Party for Henry Wallace. Robeson and Pete were at the infamous Peekskill riot in the late forties. Pete told me that working alongside Robeson was a training ground for Pete learning to handle large crowds. Prior to that, Pete had been playing for comparitively smaller audiences. Pete has said that Robeson was a tremendous musical influence on him as was Leadbelly.

Frank