Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
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The Most influential man of the 20th century : Paul Robeson Part 1/ C.L.R. James.
Speech by historian C.L.R. James who presents his personal reminiscences of the noted Black actor and social critic, Paul Robeson. He discusses the emotional and spiritual insights presented by Robeson as a Shakespearian actor, Robeson’s role during the 1930’s as a critic of Franklin Roosevelt’s growing control over State Capitalism. Robeson predicted the emergence of…
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An American political song writer / Earl Robinson ; interviewed by Lorne Cress-Love.
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Paul Robeson : all American / Dorothy Gilliam ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri.
On the book and the man who inspired it.|PAUL ROBESON : ALL AMERICAN / Dorothy Gilliam| interviewed by Grace Cavalieri| produced by Barry Parker. – SERIES: Expressions – Dorothy Gilliam talks about Paul Robeson as a superior being, the way he fought for human rights, the women in his life, and the way he worked…
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Paul Robeson : songs for labor / produced by Howard Feldman.
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Robeson before HUAC.
Excerpt from the play Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, featuring Paul Robeson’s testimony before the House Committee on Un-American activities.|ROBESON BEFORE HUAC – This program contains an excerpt from the play, “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been”, featuring Paul Robeson’s testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Play is…
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Tribute to Paul Robeson / produced by Charles Hobson.
Note on box: His songs and thoughts. WBAI Folio notes, April 9, 1968, p. 8: On the occasion of Mr. Robeson’s seventieth birthday, we present a tribute to the athlete, actor, singer and extraordinary man. As we go to press—in February—we don’t have all the details but the program promises to be an important one.…
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Wake up America : Peekskill did / produced by David Gelber.
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Paul Robeson : world citizen / interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson and Harold Winkler.
Paul Robeson, noted actor and political activist, relates his personal history and views in this interview with Elsa Knight Thompson, KPFA, and Harold Winkler, then president of Pacifica Foundation. Discussion of his life as the son of a former slave, his life as an expatriate during the 1930s, his involvement in the civil rights movement,…
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A Black Russian woman / with William Mandel
William Mandel and his wife conduct an interview in English with Dr. Lily Golden-Hanga, a Black Russian woman, born in Soviet Central Asia of United States parentage. Dr. Golden-Hanga was married to the first premier of Zanzibar, who was later killed in a coup in his country. Dr. Golden-Hanga did her Ph.D. in Moscow on…
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Dr. Lily Golden-Hanga / interviewed by William Mandel
Autobiographical interview in Moscow with Dr. Lily Golden-Hanga, a Black woman born in the U.S.S.R. of U.S. parentage; mother New York Jewish, father a Tuskagee graduate who in 1931 organized 16 Black Americans with knowledge of modern agriculture to teach it to the colored people of the Soviet Union. Dr. Golden-Hanga got her Moscow PhD…