Robeson

American

[rohb-suhn] / ˈroʊb sən /

noun

Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.

Robeson British

/ ˈrəʊbsən /

noun

Paul . 1898–1976, US bass singer, actor, and leader in the Black civil rights movement

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Raised by a Jamaican mother who insisted dignity was a right and mentored by the radical multitalented athlete, activist and performer Paul Robeson, he told the Copa “no.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Famous speakers and artists such as George Washington Carver, Benjamin Mays, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson came to our campus.

From Literature

The film asks the same question and Robeson provides the answer: “All races, all religions / That’s America to me.”

From Los Angeles Times

He had been one of 25 black kids sent out of the Chicago projects to Parker, now Robeson High, to start to integrate the school.

From Los Angeles Times

I am also thinking of Walter Benjamin and Paul Robeson.

From Salon

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