Conversation so far:
What was it that Robeson considered wrong?
Robeson read the prepared statement and told Josh White that he personally felt it would be wrong to go to Washington and appear before HUAC.
What was Josh White?
Joshua Daniel White was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist. He also recorded under the names Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton in the 1930s.

Question: What year did he do this?
Self-contained rewrite: What year did Josh White do this?