Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (/ˈroʊbsən/ ROHB-sən April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African-American singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. He was a consensus first-team All-American football player at Rutgers, as well as class valedictorian. He had an international career in singing, as well as acting in theater and movies. He was politically involved in many issues, including the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His supported anti-imperialism and communism. Because he was critical of the U.S. government he was blacklisted during McCarthyism. He was forced to retire because of poor health.

Paul Robeson
Born	Paul Leroy Robeson (1898-04-09)April 9, 1898 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	January 23, 1976(1976-01-23) (aged 77) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke
Alma mater	Rutgers University (1919) Columbia Law School (1922)
Occupation	Singer (spirituals, international folk, musicals, classical), actor, social activist, lawyer, athlete
Spouse(s)	Eslanda Robeson (m. 1921–1965, her death) 1 son
Children	Paul Robeson, Jr.

Paul Robeson Media

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  Robeson's birthplace in Princeton, New Jersey

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  Fritz Pollard (left) and Robeson in a photo from the March 1918 issue of The Crisis

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  Portrait by Doris Ulmann c. 1924

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  Robeson as Brutus Jones, 1933

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  Robeson at Einstein's home in Princeton, October 1947

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  Robeson at an event honoring those killed in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, February 26, 1941. Seated to his left is former Lincoln Battalion commander Milton Wolff.

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  Robeson sings for soldiers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at Teruel, January 1938

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  Robeson performs at Birmingham Town Hall, England, on March 7, 1939, in aid of a local charity, the Birmingham Mail Christmas Tree Fund. The advertised pianist was Lawrence Brown.

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  Robeson leading Moore Shipyard (Oakland, California) workers in singing the "Star Spangled Banner", September 1942

Other websites

• Paul Robeson on IMDb