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Paul Robeson

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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


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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.


— Paul Robeson


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The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people.


— Paul Robeson


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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


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We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in peace our most sacred responsibility.


— Paul Robeson


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Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III.


— Paul Robeson


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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


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Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence.


— Paul Robeson


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He tried out for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team and his resolve to make the squad was tested as his teammates engaged in unwarranted and excessive play arguably precipitated by racism. [citation needed] During the height of the Cold War it became increasingly difficult in the US to hear Robeson sing on commercial radio buy his music or see his films. the people of the lands of Socialism want peace dearly".

During World War II he supported America's war efforts and won accolades for his portrayal of Othello on Broadway. His right to travel was eventually restored by Kent v. Robeson initiated his international artistic résumé with a theatrical role in Great Britain before settling in London for the next several years with his wife Essie.

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