Full Name
Paul Robeson (born Paul Leroy Robeson)[1]
Date of Birth
April 9, 1898[1]
Date of Death
January 23, 1976[1]
Place of Birth
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Spouse’s Name
- Eslanda Goode (m. 1921)[1]
Children’s Names
- Paul Robeson Jr.[1]
Known Affiliates Names
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Rutgers University (student)[3]
- Columbia University Law School (student)[3]
Legacy
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th-century performer known for productions like ‘The Emperor Jones’ and ‘Othello’[1]. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Robeson was a stellar athlete, performing artist, and an international activist[1]. He spoke out against racism and became a world activist, which led to him being blacklisted during the paranoia of McCarthyism in the 1950s[1]. Robeson’s talents made him a revered man of his time, and his legacy as a Renaissance man, athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist continues to be recognized[4].
Citations: [1] https://www.biography.com/actors/paul-robeson [2] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Robeson [3] http://www.cpsr.cs.uchicago.edu/robeson/bio.html [4] https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/paul-robeson-about-the-actor/66/ [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson