why not?
“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
Source and full transcript here, this guy was incredibly cool
i’d heard that quote before but i hadn’t made the connection. thanks!
“Let them Shing.”
Hold the Line by Pete Seeger is a great song about riots that happened in response to Paul Robeson throwing a concert in Peekskill NY. It’s also worth mentioning that the fake news media, specifically the AP, changed the specific wording of Robesons speech to the USSR to be more inflammatory.
Such a good version
makes me cry
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
