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Paul Leroy Robeson (/ ˈ r oʊ b s ən / ROHB-sən; [3] [4] 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.
Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Paul Robeson, released in 1959 on Vanguard Records. [2] Track listing ... "Going Home" Antonín Dvořák, ...
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a studio album by Paul Robeson, released in 1949 on Columbia Masterworks. Robeson was accompanied on piano by Lawrence Brown , who also provided additional vocals on some of the tracks.
The intersection of Edgecombe Avenue and 160th Street is co-named "Paul Robeson Boulevard" and "Count Basie Place", after two notable residents. [11] [12] The street is co-named after Basie, while the avenue is co-named after Robeson. [13] The building itself was frequently nicknamed "The Triple Nickel" because of its street address. [10] [14]
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]
Freedom was a monthly newspaper focused on African-American issues published from 1950 to 1955. [1] The publication was associated primarily with the internationally renowned singer, actor and then officially disfavored activist Paul Robeson, whose column, with his photograph, ran on most of its front pages.
Paul Robeson's post World War II persecution by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and the political right in the U.S. was, in part, due to his vocal support for the Soviet Union, which was a cause célèbre among well-known artists and scientists during the 1930s and 1940s.
Robeson was unable to find the financial backing saying that the "Motion Picture industry, and so refuse to allow such a story," preferring to profitable films of "mediocre entertainment." film never made 1958 Othello Film: Robeson was reportedly going to finally bring his renowned portrayal of Othello to the big screen in a Soviet backed ...