
Paul Robeson
You're Dead to Me
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Othello - The Voice of America
In 19 forty seven, he makes a very conscious decision to step away from the art world in order to dedicate his services almost exclusively to people's organizations and people's movements. Paul robeson performs for the civil rights congress in peakskill, new york. He loses all his recording contracts, whose tour is cancelled, who loses his passport and can no longer travel. There's also potentially an assassination attempt. And it takes two efforts in order for him to actually make it to the stage. The movie is easy, surpasing cats. The musical harder. Inthe othello performance, gets 296 performances in a row. Astonishing staminer poropes in the voice of america
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