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.

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My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker,...

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker,...

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 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...

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial...

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial...

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the...

I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the...

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...

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

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

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

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