In 1940, Paul Robeson - a prominent Black actor, singer, and activist - met Liu Liangmo in New York. An exiled Christian Communist, Liu was touring the USA raising support to help China fight off Japanese invaders. Liu taught Robeson “March of the Volunteers”, a song praising the bravery of Chinese soldiers. A few weeks later, Robeson performed the song at an arena concert. His recording of the song became an international hit, played around the world to express solidarity amongst the Allied nat
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Communist Paul Robeson vs The House Un-American Activities Committee [As interpreted by James Earl Jones] "Paul Robeson was an actor, singer, civil rights activist, and a communist. Robeson laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement in the US and the capitalist powers tried to destroy him. Here's why it's important for us to remember him." Listen to a full biographical radio documentary here. https://prolespod.libsyn.com/episode-20-paul-robeson | Unsettling Empire
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🎶 L’Hymne national de l’URSS (1944–1991) 🎤 Interprété par Paul Robeson 🇺🇸 Paul Robeson, chanteur de basse américain de renommée mondiale, est l’une des grandes voix du XXᵉ siècle. ⭐ Connu notamment pour son interprétation mythique de “Ol’ Man River” dans Show Boat, il fut bien plus qu’un artiste : un intellectuel, un militant et une figure majeure de la lutte pour les droits civiques. ✊🏿 🧭 En 1931, invité en URSS, Robeson découvre une société où, selon son témoignage, les discriminations r
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Paul Robeson was born on this day in 1898. A committed socialist, he made a point of singing to workers wherever he travelled — here he recites "Joe Hill" to miners in Scotland during a visit in 1949. | Jacobin magazine
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