Paul Robeson (seen above) was a star athlete, scholar, singer, actor, law school graduate, social activist and author. But he didn't stop there, Robeson was also Valedictorian of his class at Rutgers University, an All-American in football, and a Letterman in three other varsity sports.
His class labeled him as a leader to lead the Black race in America, and he became the most prominent and respected African American man of the 1930's and 1940's from his academic achievements, acting, and singing.
His class labeled him as a leader to lead the Black race in America, and he became the most prominent and respected African American man of the 1930's and 1940's from his academic achievements, acting, and singing.
Robeson at one point devoted himself entirely to singing, and became an international star. He sought to break barriers of ignorance by learning more then twenty languages, and was an outspoken advocate against racism.
Because Robeson supported Soviet Russia and admired their egalitarian ideals, he was blacklisted and denounced by mainstream America. Today, Paul Robeson is remembered as a prodigy, overachiever, and as a man who wore many hats.
I'm still trying to figure out how he had time to accomplish all this and learn over twenty languages!
Because Robeson supported Soviet Russia and admired their egalitarian ideals, he was blacklisted and denounced by mainstream America. Today, Paul Robeson is remembered as a prodigy, overachiever, and as a man who wore many hats.
I'm still trying to figure out how he had time to accomplish all this and learn over twenty languages!
2009 LA
book review about Robeson
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Murali Balaji, The Professor and the Pupil: The Politics and Friendship of W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, New York: Nation Books, 2007