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Testimony of W. E. B. Du Bois

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Council on African Affairs

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On behalf of the American Continental Congress for Peace, stating and explaining his opposition to the Military Assistance Bill H.R. 5784, and attempting to assure them that "Russia and Communism are not your enemies" and that attempting to thwart them by "red-baiting and hysterics is stupid."
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  1. Anti Communist Movements
  2. United States

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