On December 17, 1951, black communist heroes William L. Patterson and Paul Robeson submitted a petition to the United Nations. This petition put out by the Civil Rights Congress called attention to the over 10,000 lynchings of black Americans (likely much more that went unreported) committed since the abolition of slavery in 1865. Further, "We Charge Genocide" highlights the inactivity of the US government to deal with these lynchings.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:25 Section 1 - Background of the Petition

12:20 Q&A 1

13:10 Section 2 - The Opening Statement

27:30 Q&A 2

39:45 Section 3 - We Charge Genocide

59:25 Q&A 3 and Conclusion