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Facts

Also Known As Paul Bustill Robeson
Born April 9, 1898 • Princeton • New Jersey
Died January 23, 1976 (aged 77) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors Grammy Award • Spingarn Medal (1945)

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Paul Robeson seated in a suit, looking up and smiling in a black and white portrait.
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Paul Robeson enjoying camaraderie with Othello costars
“This is a serious job—winning this war against fascists. We have to be together.”
Show Boat
Paul Robeson and Uta Hagen in Othello
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Bette Midler
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Ruth Brown, c. 1955.
Ruth Brown
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Jennifer Hudson smiling at the camera, wearing sparkling earrings and a dark, shimmering outfit, with her hair pulled back.
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Little Richard
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Bernadette Peters
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