Paul Robeson

CTL-E-1526 · Person · musician · 1920s-1960s

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Bass-baritone singer, actor, and activist; Rutgers valedictorian (1919); starred in Othello on Broadway (1943); founder of the Council on African Affairs.

The record

• Also known as: Paul Leroy Robeson

Relationships

• Freedom — affiliated with
  Robeson founded the monthly newspaper Freedom in 1950; it was published until 1955.
• Paul Robeson stars in Othello on Broadway (1943) — related to
  Robeson starred as Othello on Broadway in 1943; the production ran 296 performances.
• Paul Robeson testifies before HUAC (1956) — related to
  Robeson testified defiantly before the House Un-American Activities Committee on June 12, 1956.
• Peekskill concert riots (1949) — related to
  Robeson's 1949 concert in Peekskill, New York, was attacked by anti-Communist rioters.
• W. E. B. Du Bois — related to
  Robeson and Du Bois were allied anti-colonial leaders; Du Bois worked in Robeson's Council on African Affairs circle and defended Robeson during the McCarthy era.
• Walter F. White — related to
  White's NAACP distanced itself from Robeson during the Cold War; civil-rights leaders and organizations kept their distance after his passport revocation.

Referenced by

• Freedom — founded by → this record
• Lorraine Hansberry — related to → this record
• Rutgers University — has alumnus → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP3 research

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