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And he thought of the restless Arab nations, slowly throwing off its colonial yolk, yearning to be free and strong.

8 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - Peace Mediator classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:27:36 in the radio play.

Quote context

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- I'd like you to take the post of assistant mediator of Palestine to Count Folke Bernadotte.

- He thought of the first days in Palestine when he saw the slow, painful birth of the new nation of Israel...

- Forged out of the fierce furnace of suffering and he struggle of the Jewish people.

- Populated by survivors of the Gestapo raids and concentration camps.

- Who built a homeland in an ancient birthplace. And it gained a foothold in a promise land.

- And he thought of the restless Arab nations, slowly throwing off its colonial yolk, yearning to be free and strong.

- And he walked to a phone in Jerusalem and dialed the United Nations headquarters to get his answer.

- Hello? This is Ralph Bunch. Tell them I'm willing to stay on as mediator.

- I'll stay here until we found a way to bring peace to Palestine.

- Destination Freedom!

- Dramatizations of the great democratic traditions of the Negro people is brought to you by station WMAQ...

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Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Destination Freedom Radio ShowQuotes with audio clips from Richard Durham's Destination Freedom old-time radio program, Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-1950.

Actors: Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Janice Kingslow, Wezlyn Tilden

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