Today we honor singer, actor, scholar, athlete, revolutionary, Paul Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) for #BlackRadicalMonth 
Paul Robeson was the son of an escaped slave. His birth itself was a radical - a testament to survival, power, and abolition. #BlackRadicalMonth
Robeson is considered the most talented man of the 20th century. While he had many talents, he believed singing allowed him to better advocate for civil rights, the worker an anti-colonialism. #BlackRadicalMonth
In 1929, while visiting London for a performance, he heard Welsh miners singing while marching to the government to petition for help - they were unemployed, mistreated and unable to care for their families. #BlackRadicalMonth
Robeson joined the miners in their song and march. He even raised money to help them return home, pay for food, and take care of their families. Later he held a concert and contributed the proceeds to the Miners' Relief Fund. #BlackRadicalMonth
Robeson used his voice and talent to advocate for people all over the world. At a performance in Kansas City, he stopped singing when he realized that the audience was split by race, even though he had been promised they wouldn't. #BlackRadicalMonth
When the booking agent apologized a campaign rose out of the situation against state discrimination and segregation. #BlackRadicalMonth
He went to the frontlines of the Spanish Civil War to advocate for the Spanish Republic. He also gave the 1st ever recital at the Sydney Opera House for trade unionists that had constructed the venue. #BlackRadicalMonth
While in Sydney, he was outspoken about Australia's brutal history against the indigenous people and moved more people to join orgs to fight for workers and the indigenous people of Australia. #BlackRadicalMonth
Being an activist and avowed communist and supporter of the Soviet Union, Robeson was closely watched by the FBI and blacklisted during the McCarthyist era. #BlackRadicalMonth
"Called before the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956, he was asked why, given his beliefs, he remained in the United States. theguardian.com/music/2017/feb… #BlackRadicalMonth
Robeson responded w/ "Because my father was a slave and my people died to build this country, and I am going to stay here, and have a part of it just like you. And no fascist-minded people will drive me from it. Is that clear” #BlackRadicalMonth
Robeson used his global fame to advocate for the oppressed, the worker, indigenous people struggling under colonialism and capitalism.
"The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.” #BlackRadicalMonth
"The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.” #BlackRadicalMonth
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