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Paul Leroy Robeson ( / ˈroʊbsən / ROHB-sən; [2] [3] April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
May 13, 2024 · Paul Robeson (born April 9, 1898, Princeton, N.J., U.S.—died Jan. 23, 1976, Philadelphia, Pa.) was a celebrated American singer, actor, and black activist. Paul Robeson (right), in the title role of Othello, with Peggy Ashcroft as Desdemona.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Paul Robeson was a stellar athlete and performing artist. He starred in both stage and film versions of The Emperor Jones and Show Boat and established an immensely popular screen and...
Paul Leroy Robeson was a Renaissance man who spent most of his life fighting injustice, for which he was roundly persecuted. He was an actor, orator, athlete, lawyer, singer, author, scholar, activist and linguist.
Aug 26, 2006 · Learn about the life and achievements of Paul Robeson, a 20th-century Renaissance man who excelled as an athlete, actor, singer, scholar, author, and activist. Discover how he fought for social justice and civil liberties, and how he was persecuted and silenced by the U.S. government.
He don' plant taters, He don't plant cotton, An' dem dat plants'em is soon forgotten, But ol'man river, He jes keeps rollin'along. You an'me, we sweat an' strain, Body all achin' an' racket wid ...
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Sep 13, 2011 · How a misquoted speech at a Soviet-sponsored conference in 1949 turned Paul Robeson, a renowned singer and activist, into a communist traitor and a target of the Red Scare. Learn about his life, career and legacy in this article.
