Paul Robeson

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   In Response to James Franco on Commencement Speeches

   Fri, 25 May 2012

   decency to find, brand, and blacklist supposed "communists" in Hollywood. Actors and directors like Orson Welles and Paul Robeson ; authors and playwrights like Langston Hughes, Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman, and Miller himself; conductors
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   READ EXCERPT: 'Stormy Weather'

   Wed, 17 Jun 2009

   for black women. She aided unwed Negro mothers, and fought to get scholarships for worthy young blacks one of whom, Paul Robeson , entered Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, due partly to Cora's efforts. Her bedrock strength left little
3. Hollywood Still Plagued by Prejudice

   Thu, 8 Jan 2009

   fill their own walk of fame with stars who have talents that sparkle as brightly as the talent of any other ethnicity: Paul Robeson , Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Junior, Sidney Poitier, Joe Louis, Lena Horne, Diana Ross
4. Lena Horne

   Mon, 13 Feb 2006

   career stalled and she was blacklisted in the 1950s because of her progressive political views, her friendship with Paul Robeson (who took up residence in then-Communist Soviet Union because of segregation in the United States), and her marriage