Benjamin J. Davis Jr., right, New York City councilman, waves from the balcony of the Hotel Theresa on 124th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem, November 3, 1949. Earlier, Davis and 10 other top U.S. Communists were released on bail awaiting appeal of their conviction on charges of conspiracy. Next to Davis is Paul Robeson, in light suit.
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