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Paul Robeson - Renaissance Man of the 20th Century

This put his career in law to a halt, and "Robeson concluded that he could never have entered 'any profession where the highest prizes were from the start denied to him" (Contemporary Black Biography). This realization triggered Robeson to pursue a career in theatrics. Robeson was encouraged to do so by his wife, Eslanda Cardozo, an African American woman, who he met during law school at Rutgers University (Contemporary Black Biography). Robeson acted in many plays, but the ones that brought him critical attention were The Emperor Jones and All God's Chillun Got Wings (Contemporary Black Biography). Robeson was even acclaimed as "thoroughly eloquent, impressive, and convincing" by George Jean Nathan, a well celebrated white drama critic. Robeson's most highly praised performance was the play Show Boat where people of all ethnicities fell in love with his voice as he sang a popular tune by the name of Ol' Man River (Contemporary Black Biography). The huge population of fans and followers that Robeson had acquired during his theatrical career was the pivotal key that enabled him to express his voice in political activism later on in his life.
             Robeson became heavily invested as a leftist activist around 1933 (St. James Encyclopedia). He had expressed his political views in many of his films such as: Songs of Freedom, Jericho, Big Fella, The Proud Valley, and many more (St. James Encyclopedia). As the 1930's progressed, Robeson grew fonder of Africa, as he spent a lot of time there filming his pictures (St. James Encyclopedia). After World War II, as a result of his new found love for his ethnic home, Robeson began to stand up for the rights of African Americans very publicly; he claimed that the United States was restricting their achievement in all aspects of life (St. James Encyclopedia). As Robeson started to protest and express his political ideas very loudly across the United States, he gained some attention from people who believed in his cause; however, with admirers, however, there always come opponents.


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