Asked about his affiliation with the Communist Party, Paul Robeson told the Senate Judiciary Committee, “Some of the most brilliant and distinguished Americans are about to go to jail for the failure to answer that question, and I am going to join them, if necessary.”
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Robeson Testifies (audio) 1948
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(Audio) National Archives, Donated Materials