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I've talked to this political scientist, Ralph Bunche, who advised me to let it in. No harm.

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

You can hear this line at 00:24:39 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- And he remembered helping to sponsor the Freedom Train and sending it around the nation to encourage the ideals of peace and human rights at home.

- He remembered he had asked the mayor of a great southern city to let the train come in, but some had other words for the mayor.

(Mutters of anger and derision and defiance) Look here, mayor, they call you 'Fair 'n Square.' That's why we came to you before taking things into our own hands.

- Now wait, one at a time. One at a time.

- What harm can a lil' ol' train do to us, Mr. Juggins?

- I've talked to this political scientist, Ralph Bunche, who advised me to let it in. No harm.

- Why this here... what they call it? 'Freedom Train,' or something silly like that... Why the cargo on that train is loaded. Dynamite.

- And you know what they intend to do?

- No, what?

- They got them 'Bill of Rights' on there on exhibition.

- Did this Ralph Bunche tell you that?

- And they want to let Negro and white folks read 'em together! Imagine! Negro and white folks reading the Constitution together! That'll overthrow anybody's government.

[...]

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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