Showing posts with label Paul Robeson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Robeson. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Paul Robeson's birthday

Today is the birthday of Paul Robeson, anstonishingly talented athlete (4 sports at Rutgers, professional football), actor (Broadway and Hollywood), singer (operatic voice), attorney, and civil-rights leader. A poem about him by Gwendolyn Brooks: