Labels:text | human face | smile | man | person OCR: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Robeson, Paul Paul Robeson The worldwide fame of singer and actor Paul Robeson was heightened by his commitment to racial and social equality, a commitment that came close to jeopardizing his career. After gaining a law degree at Columbia (1921), he began his career as an actor and singer. His reputation was established in the 1925 revival of Eugene O'Neill's " The Emperor Jones," and his most famous stage role was as Othello in London (1930), New York (1943-45), and Stratford-upon-Avon (1959). In concert, theater, lecture hall, and on film, Robeson promoted by example the strengths of black American culture. His bass-baritone voice was famously associated with his performance of "Ol' Man River" from Jerome Kern's "Show Boat," but he also gave popular recitals of black spirituals. Paul Robeson, U.S. singer, actor, Robeson worked extensively in Europe and and political activist, 1898-1976 was persecuted during the Joseph Mccarthy era. His passport was revoked in 1950 and only regained after an eight-year legal battle. He then moved to London, but returned to the U.S. in 1963 and lived there in relative seclusion until his death. CHRONOLOGY
