This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America

Paul Robeson
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Nelson Mandela is a hero that the entire world admires and looks up to. He is a great leader and a great man. He was also a communist. In the 1960’s he fought against apartheid, which at the time was legal in South Africa.

For this he was put on trial for high treason. However, he was not convicted by the court, because of his good actions for his people.

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