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HUAC, Investigation of the Unauthorized Use of United States Passports, Part 3, June 12 and 13, 1956

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Un-American Activities. Investigation of the Unauthorized Use of United States Passports, Part 3. Hearings, 84th Congress, 2d Session, June 12 and 13, 1956. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1956.

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huac-unauthorized-use-of-passports-part-3-1956
Type
archive
Trust tier
A
Status
published

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The printed hearing record. The session of Tuesday, June 12, 1956 carries Paul Robeson’s testimony, including “you are the nonpatriots, and you are the un-Americans and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves” (no comma after “un-Americans,” checked on the page image) and “my father was a slave, and my people died to build this country.”

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Creator
U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities
Published
1956
Accessed
2026-10-01

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