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You want to shut up every negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and i have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too.
-Paul Robeson
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You Want To Shut Up Every Negro

Paul Robeson
You want to shut up every negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and i have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too.
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