"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." ― Paul Robeson
Hold the Line by Pete Seeger is a great song about riots that happened in response to Paul Robeson throwing a concert in Peekskill NY. It’s also worth mentioning that the fake news media, specifically the AP, changed the specific wording of Robesons speech to the USSR to be more inflammatory.