Paul Robeson
Overview
Paul Leroy Robeson (ˈroʊbsən, ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American concert singer (bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...

), recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century. He gained international attention for his work in the arts and he merged his artistic career with political activism to speak out for the equality of minorities and the rights of workers throughout the world.
 
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