Paul Robeson
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Music, Sports
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Musicians, Singers, Acting, Actors, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Athletes, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, African American History
Article abstract: A Renaissance man, Robeson made unprecedented contributions to American and world history as an athlete, intellectual, performer, and internationally renowned peace advocate. In politics, he championed the cause of human rights for black Americans and other oppressed people throughout the world.
Early Life
Paul Bustill Robeson was born April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, at a time when black Americans were politically disenfranchised, economically exploited, excluded from the mainstream of American life, and suffering the worst...
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