I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people a powerful force can be secured in pursuit of the greatest goal of all mankind. And the same is true of labor and the great…

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

But the deep desire for peace remained with 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and...

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...