Artists are gatekeepers of truth. We are civilizations radical voice. Paul Robeson From Wikipedia: Paul Leroy Robeson (/ˈroʊbsən/ rohb-sən April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. At Rutgers University, he was an outstanding football player, then had an international career in singing, as well as acting in theater and movies. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Ill health forced him into retirement from his career. He remained until his death an advocate of the political stances he took. Early in his life, he was one of the most influential participants in the Harlem Renaissance. Few people have ever achieved his level of excellence in athletics and academics.[citation needed] His achievements were all the more incredible given the barriers of racism that he had to surmount. Robeson brought Negro spirituals into the center of the American songbook. His theatrical performances have been recognized as the first to display dignity for black actors and pride in African heritage, and he was the first artist to refuse to play to live, segregated audiences. Robeson connected his own life and history not only to his fellow Americans and to his people in the South, but to all the people of Africa and its diaspora whose lives had been fundamentally shaped by the same processes that had brought his ancestors to America ... to deny his courage in the face of public and governmental pressure would be to defame his courage. https://youtube/watch?v=n8Kxq9uFDes
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