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…

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I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and...

I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and...

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored...

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored...

Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the...

Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the...

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color...

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color...

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

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

I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also...

I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also...

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak...

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak...

I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people...

I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people...

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields...

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields...

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

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

In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this...

In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this...

The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from...

The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from...

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive...

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive...

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction.

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction.

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a...

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a...

And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of...

And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of...

And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no...

And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no...

Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the...

Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the...

We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in...

We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in...