▁supre m acy , ▁both ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁Rob es on ▁specifically ▁made ▁a ▁transformation ▁from ▁someone ▁who ▁was ▁primarily ▁a ▁singer ▁into ▁a ▁political ▁persona ▁with ▁a ▁vocal ▁support ▁for ▁what ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁considered ▁" comm un ist " ▁causes , ▁including ▁the ▁de colon ization ▁of ▁Africa , ▁anti - J im ▁Crow ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁USS R . ▁Rob es on ▁had ▁also ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁to ▁opp ose ▁a ▁bill ▁that ▁would ▁require ▁commun ists ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁foreign ▁agents ▁and , ▁just ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁concert s ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁had ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Soviet - sp ons ored ▁World ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁the ▁USS R , ▁he ▁stated : ▁ ▁We ▁in ▁America ▁do ▁not ▁forget ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁white ▁workers ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁Black s ▁that ▁the ▁wealth ▁of ▁America ▁was ▁built . ▁And ▁we ▁are ▁resolved ▁to ▁share ▁it ▁equally . ▁We ▁reject ▁any ▁h yst er ical ▁ra ving ▁that ▁ur ges ▁us ▁to ▁make ▁war ▁on ▁anyone . ▁Our ▁will ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁peace ▁is ▁strong ... We ▁shall ▁support ▁peace ▁and ▁friendship ▁among ▁all ▁nations , ▁with ▁Soviet ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic s ." Ph ill ip ▁S ▁Fon er ,