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{{Infobox person|name=Paul Robeson|birth_name=April 9, 1898|death_date=January 23, 1976|birth_place=Princeton, [[State of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_place=Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]], United States}} | {{Infobox person|name=Paul Robeson|birth_name=April 9, 1898|death_date=January 23, 1976|birth_place=Princeton, [[State of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_place=Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]], United States|image=Paul Robeson.jpg|image_size=350|caption=Paul Robeson}} | ||
'''Paul Robeson''' (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was a Statesian singer and political activist. The U.S. government suspended his passport in 1949 for his support of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and the [[People's Republic of China]]. His passport was later reinstated in 1958, but he was prevented from traveling to any [[Socialism|socialist]] countries.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Gao Yunxiang|newspaper=[[Friends of Socialist China]]|title=Why the People’s Republic of China embraced Paul Robeson|url=https://socialistchina.org/2022/08/26/why-the-peoples-republic-of-china-embraced-paul-robeson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826110222/https://socialistchina.org/2022/08/26/why-the-peoples-republic-of-china-embraced-paul-robeson/|archive-date=2022-08-26|retrieved=2022-09-11}}</ref> | '''Paul Robeson''' (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was a Statesian singer and political activist. The U.S. government suspended his passport in 1949 for his support of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and the [[People's Republic of China]]. His passport was later reinstated in 1958, but he was prevented from traveling to any [[Socialism|socialist]] countries.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Gao Yunxiang|newspaper=[[Friends of Socialist China]]|title=Why the People’s Republic of China embraced Paul Robeson|url=https://socialistchina.org/2022/08/26/why-the-peoples-republic-of-china-embraced-paul-robeson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826110222/https://socialistchina.org/2022/08/26/why-the-peoples-republic-of-china-embraced-paul-robeson/|archive-date=2022-08-26|retrieved=2022-09-11}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | April 9, 1898 Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | January 23, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Paul Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was a Statesian singer and political activist. The U.S. government suspended his passport in 1949 for his support of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. His passport was later reinstated in 1958, but he was prevented from traveling to any socialist countries.[1]
References
- ↑ Gao Yunxiang. "Why the People’s Republic of China embraced Paul Robeson" Friends of Socialist China. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-09-11.