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The talents of an artist, small or large, are God-given... They are a sacred trust.

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Paul Robeson
Age: 77 †
Born: 1898
Born: April 9
Died: 1976
Died: January 23
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Paul Leroy Robeson
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I am truly happy that I am able to travel from time to time to the USSR the country I love above all. I always have been, I am now and will always be a loyal friend of the Soviet Union.
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I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.
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