I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belo…

Paul Robeson
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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. ✨ Paul Robeson, Philip Sheldon Foner (1978). Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974, Brunner-Routledge
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Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political beliefs or sympathies, may enjoy their constitutional rights.
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