Lawrence Brown (left) and Paul Robeson perform at the Mother A.M.E. Zion Church in Harlem, N.Y., in 1941. (Sony Classical) Singing or acting on stage and film, playing football and advocating for ...

This is FRESH AIR. Bass-baritone Paul Robeson was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century, and also one of the most controversial. He died in 1976 at the age of 77, leaving a huge imprint ...

There aren’t many people born 126 years ago who still command a place in the collective memory, but Paul Robeson, the great black bass-baritone, is certainly one of them. Born in Princeton, N.J., in ...

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A box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist,... Paul Robeson's many faces get new spotlight in recording ...

Singing or acting on stage and film, playing football and advocating for civil rights made Paul Robeson a global star. He was one of the most famous Americans in the 1930s and 1940s, but McCarthyism ...