Paul Robeson was a famous African American athlete, singer, actor and advocate for the civil
rights of people around the world.  He rose to prominence in a time when segregation was legal in America and black people were being lynched by white mobs, especially in the South.
Born on April 9, 1898 in Princeton, New Jersey, Paul Robeson was the youngest of five children.  His father was a runaway slave who went on to graduate from Lincoln University, and his mother came from a family of Quakers who worked for the abolition of slavery. His family was familiar with hardship and the determination to rise above it.  His own life was no less challenging.
In 1915, Paul won a four-year academic scholarship to Rutgers University.  In spite of open violence and racism expressed by teammates, Robeson won 15 varsity letters in sports (baseball, basketball, track) and was twice named to the All American Football Team.  He received the Phi Beta Kappa key in his junior year, belonged to......

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