Paul Robeson
African American resistance through song
Music has always played a significant and critical role in how African Americans communicate with each other and the outside world. This form of communication began during the period...
Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung
Paul Robeson was one of the most famous Black Americans of the early 20th century, but McCarthyism ended his career and attempted to purge him from history altogether.
Paul Robeson mural in D.C. vandalized
The attack came just days after the esteemed Black freedom fighter's 125th birthday.
Paul Robeson: “I must keep fightin’, until I’m dyin'”
Robeson brought his enormous talents to the civil rights, labor, anti-fascist, and peace movements.