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Paul Robeson was an exceptional American bass-baritone singer and actor, born on April 9, 1898, and died on January 23, 1976. He was renowned for his extraordinary singing talent and acting career in the early 20th century, achieving great success not only in music but also in social and political activities.

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“I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.”

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Book:Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

Source: Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

“If the United States and the United Nations truly want peace and security let them fulfill the hopes of the common people everywhere - let them work together to accomplish on a worldwide scale, precisely the kind of democratic association of free people which characterizes the Soviet Union today.”

“I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the American resistance movement which fights against American imperialism, just as the resistance movement fought against Hitler.”

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Book:Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

Source: Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

“This United States Government should go down to Mississippi and protect my people. That is what should happen.”

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“My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here and have a part of it just like you.”

“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.”

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Book:Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

Source: Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974

“I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these United States.”

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Author:Paul Robeson

“And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of leaders of the Communist Party, and then of all honest anti-fascists.”

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Author:Paul Robeson

About the Author

Born: April 9, 1898
Died: January 23, 1976
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 72

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