Paul Robeson "what a great man"

Paul Robeson was a film and stage actor. In the 1920s, Robeson found fame as an actor and singing star of both stage and radio with his bass voice and commanding presence. Paul Robeson recorded over a hundred songs, making him first black actor to attempt to play roles which had dignity and stressed African pride. He was an activist for social justice. He became the voice of the nation when he performed American patriotic cantata. He was a civil rights forerunner. Robson was very outspoken about his extreme beliefs which were a conflict between Western Europe and the Jim Crow era. He was a concert star who made Negro spirituals popular. He was the first black actors of the 20th century. He was in Shakespeare play Othello. At the height of his fame, Paul Robeson decided to become a primarily political artist, speaking out against fascism and racism. Condemnation of Robeson and his beliefs came swiftly, from both the white establishment of the US, including the United States Congress, and many mainstream black organizations including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Despite the persecutions and allegations that were placed on him through out his life, he continued to commit himself to world peace and anti-fascism.