http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2761
In 1950, he attempted to renew his passport so that he could travel abroad to fulfill contracts for singing and acting performances. The State Department insisted that Robeson sign an affidavit declaring that he was not a member of the Communist Party and that he was loyal to the United States. Robeson refused and filed suit in federal court. In August 1955, a federal judge ruled that the State Department was within its legal rights to refuse Robeson a passport. After the decision, Robeson declared that it was “rather absurd” that he was not “allowed to travel because of my friendship—open, spoken friendship—for the Soviet people and the peoples of all the world.”
Now that date is odd compared to docs I found on the Student Travel trips. I wonder if since Robeson was staff, would there be a travel waiver for passports? I’ll upload them to my server in a moment.