Paul Robeson #1594
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Paul Robeson
“Freedom is a hard-bought thing
and millions are in chains,
but they strain toward the
new day drawing near.”
“All that Paul Robeson stood for had enormous impact on American and global history. The combination of his art, intellect and humanity was rarely paralleled. The cruelties visited upon him by the power of the State stands as a great blemish on the pages of American history. But despite the attempt to wipe him from memory, he has endured and continues to influence. It speaks to our most strategic interests that African American children be instructed about the truth of his existence. Indeed it would be in the best interest of all Americans to know what this great patriot offered this nation.” --Harry Belafonte, April 9, 2008, on the occasion of Paul Robeson’s 110th Birthday.
