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Paul Robeson 3 New CDs - Ol' Man River & Freedom Train Welsh Concert (2 copies) For Sale

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Paul Leroy Robeson(/ˈroʊbsən/ROHB-sən; April 9,1898– January 23, 1976) was an Americanbass-baritoneconcertartist, actor, professionalfootballplayer, and activist who becamefamous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

In 1915, Robeson won an academic scholarship toRutgersCollegeinNew Brunswick, New Jersey, where he was the only AfricanAmerican student. While at Rutgers, he was twice named a consensusAll-Americaninfootball and was elected class valedictorian. He earned his LL.B. fromColumbiaLaw School, while playing in theNational Football League(NFL).After graduation, he became a figure in theHarlem Renaissance, withperformances inEugene O'Neill'sThe Emperor JonesandAllGod's Chillun Got Wings

Beginning about 1938 to the end of his career, Paul Robesonchanged a few of the lyrics of "Ol' Man River" when singing itatrecitalsbut never in actual stage performances of Show Boat andnot in the 1936 film version. (In addition to the 1928 and 1932 stageproductions as well as the 1936 film version, he appeared in aLos Angelesstagerevival in 1940.) Except for the change of the word "niggers" to"darkies", the lyrics of the song as Robeson performed it in the 1936film

Freedom Train

Paul Robeson and "Freedom Train"

In 1947, the American Heritage Foundation prepared a plan tohave the original copy of the Declaration of Independence and other significanthistorical documents tour the United States on a special train entitled the"freedom train." Although this project was endorsed by PresidentTruman and sponsored by the Attorney General of the U. S., the AmericanHeritage Foundation refused to guarantee the exhibition would not besegregated. Langston Hughes, the internationally renowned poet, responded tothe outrage felt by the African-American community about the contradictionsevident in an exhibit emphasizing constitutional ideals of freedom and justicewhich was touring a society where legal segregation was a daily occurrence.Hughes' poem "Freedom Train" was the result, and Paul Robeson soonrecorded the piece. Robeson recited "Freedom Train" many times at hisconcerts, and it was a staple of his public performances up through 1960.

In the late 1940s, Robeson took the position that he wouldno longer sing at concerts where audiences were segregated. Kenneth Joel, agraduate of Rutgers College, Class of 1942, was present at a Robeson concert inKansas City, Missouri when he witnessed Robeson's refusal to perform in frontof a racially segregated audience.

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Paul Robeson 3 New CDs - Ol' Man River & Freedom Train Welsh Concert (2 copies) For Sale

Paul Robeson 3 New CDs - Ol' Man River & Freedom Train Welsh Concert (2 copies): $5.00

Paul Robeson 3 New CDs - Ol' Man River & Freedom Train Welsh Concert (2 copies):
$5.00