My father was a slave, and my people died to build this country, and I'm going to stay right here and have a part of it, just like you. And no Fascist-minded people like you will drive me from it. Is that clear?

Paul Robeson

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Topic

Black experience

Author

Paul Robeson

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Musician Activist

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Robeson, Paul. Testimony before House Un-American Activities Committee. Un-American Activities Committee meeting. 12 June 1956, Washington, DC, USA.

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There is no doubt that, if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.

Robert H. Jackson

Brown v. Allen

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Topic
Judicial supremacy Constitutional theory

Author

Robert H. Jackson
Source
Brown v. Allen
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Allen. United States Reports, vol. 344, 9 Feb. 1953, pp. 443. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/443/.