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Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
American Actor
Born: Apr 9, 1898
Died: Jan 23, 1976
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As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. Paul Robeson
Me Silence Peace Speak Will Citizen No-One Come Sing Always Artist
You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too. Paul Robeson
You Rights Fight Courage People Every Too Picket Line Been His Up Want Workers Stand Stand Up Who Many Shut Shut Up
My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave. Paul Robeson
Time Mother Father Own State Ancestors Delaware Born Crossed My Own Troops Quaker Baked George Bread Your Washington Slave
We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in peace our most sacred responsibility. Paul Robeson
Peace World Responsibility Our Must See Join Sacred Tens Tens Of Millions Over Most Who Millions
I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people a powerful force can be secured in pursuit of the greatest goal of all mankind. And the same is true of labor and the great democratic sections of our population. Paul Robeson
Great Peace People Our Sections Secured Pursuit Takes True Powerful Powerful Force Know Democratic Message Force Greatest Goal Labor Same Movement Mankind Boldly Peace Movement Population
You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction. Paul Robeson
You Know Am Diction Medals Actor
Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. Paul Robeson
War Peace World Destruction Save The World Must Terrible Yes Won World War World War III Save
In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being. Paul Robeson
Time Human Being First Russia Color Like Mississippi Felt First Time Human Being Prejudice Full Washington
Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace. Paul Robeson
Struggle Peace Rights Sports Fight People Recognition Citizenship Through Share Years Labor Efforts Arts Fields Full Received
But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people. Paul Robeson
Peace People Remained American American People Deep Deep Desire Desire
Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department itself, is: I should not be allowed to travel because I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa. Paul Robeson
Today You Travel People Independence Mouth State State Department Say Colonial Struggled Could Allowed Know Because Am Years Itself Department Africa Should Reason Here
I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also sang for the Soviet people, one of the finest musical audiences in the world. Paul Robeson
People World Long Musical Finest Tour Also Concert Audiences Denmark Did Soviet Sweden Sang England
In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East. Paul Robeson
Class Peace Drive Minds Danger Ruling Ruling Class East Threatened Propaganda Fact Hysteria Leaders Stepped Because False Up American In Fact Them Land Notion Deep Deep Desire Desire

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