"In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being"

In this quote, Paul Robeson is sharing exactly how he felt a feeling of equal rights as well as acceptance in Russia that he did not experience in his very own nation of the United States. He highlights the bigotry as well as discrimination he dealt with in Mississippi and Washington, where he was judged as well as abused solely as a result of his skin shade. However, in Russia, he seemed like he was able to totally embrace his identity as a human, devoid of the restrictions of prejudice and discrimination.