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Eslanda Cardozo Goode was born in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 1895. [2] Her maternal great-grandparents were Isaac Nunez Cardozo, a Sephardic Jew whose family was expelled from Spain in the 17th century, [3] and Lydia Weston, who was of partial African descent and had been enslaved and then manumitted in 1826 by Plowden Weston in Charleston, South Carolina.
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On October 21, the body of a motel clerk, Emily Ellen Grieve, 38, was found with a gunshot wound to the back of her head in a field 500 yards from the location of Woods' body. 18 months before her murder, she was in a near-fatal car accident, which left her with a limp and the inability to use her hand. Grieve left behind a 13-year-old son. [5] [6]
Robeson began dating Eslanda "Essie" Goode [60] and after her coaxing, [61] he made his theatrical debut as Simon in Ridgely Torrence's Simon of Cyrene. [62] After a year of courtship, they were married in August 1921. [63] Robeson was recruited by Fritz Pollard to play for the NFL's Akron Pros while he continued his law studies. [64]
Here I Stand is a 1958 book written by Paul Robeson with the collaboration of Lloyd L. Brown. While Robeson wrote many articles and speeches, Here I stand is his only book. It has been described as part manifesto, part autobiography. [1] It was published by Othello Associates and dedicated to his wife Eslanda Goode Robeson. [2]
Eslanda Goode Robeson (1895–1965), wife and business manager of singer Paul Robeson; George M. Robeson (1829–1897), American politician and lawyer; Kenneth Robeson, house name used by Street and Smith Publications; Paul Robeson (1898–1976), American entertainer and activist; Paul Robeson, Jr. (1927–2014), his son, an author, archivist ...
Eslanda is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Eslanda Goode Robeson (1895–1965), American anthropologist, author, actor, and civil rights activist