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The United States itself had petitioned to protect the rights of minorities, say in Greece, Poland, Romania.

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

You can hear this line at 00:23:41 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Is Dr. Ralph Bunche here?

- No.

- I am Henri Laugier. I am in charge of social affairs. What is it?

- My name is Walter White. I'm secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

- We understand that it's the aim of the United Nations to guarantee civil rights to all minorities in their respective countries.

- But yes, that is so.

- And we understand that it's the duty of each country to fulfill these sections of the charter.

- But of course.

- The United States itself had petitioned to protect the rights of minorities, say in Greece, Poland, Romania.

- What is your business here, monsieur?

- We're here to petition you to investigate the discrimination practiced against the Negro citizens of the United States.

- We're putting the case of fourteen million Negroes in the hands of the United Nations.

- 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.

[...]

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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