"The Most Persecuted, the Most Ostracized, the Most Condemned Black Man in America, Then or Ever" I

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12. Thank you for this OP...

I recognized the name, Paul Robeson, but knew very little about him. Your OP made me want to find out more about him and ....wow, a very, very impressive person. I found this synopsis on the PBS site and found it quite informative:

"Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history. Today, more than one hundred years after his birth, Robeson is just beginning to receive the credit he is due.

Born in 1898, Paul Robeson grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. His father had escaped slavery and become a Presbyterian minister, while his mother was from a distinguished Philadelphia family. At seventeen, he was given a scholarship to Rutgers University, where he received an unprecedented twelve major letters in four years and was his class valedictorian. After graduating he went on to Columbia University Law School, and, in the early 1920s, took a job with a New York law firm. Racial strife at the firm ended Robeson’s career as a lawyer early, but he was soon to find an appreciative home for his talents."

more

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/paul-robeson/about-the-actor/66/

It is long past time Mr. Robeson receive the respect and admiration of his many accomplishments, imo.

Thanks again for this OP, it was an eye opener for me.