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Related: About this forumPaul Robeson--"A socialist society represents an advance to a higher stage of life!"
http://rosicrucian1970.blogspot.com/2012/01/paul-robeson-socialist-society.html (my blog)Robeson rose to international prominence as a premier singer and actor, breaking the race barrier in acclaimed appearances all over the world. However, his early life experiences with racism and labor injustice impelled him to fight in even wider arenas than the theater. In his biography titled Here I Stand, Robeson cites the words of abolitionist Wendell Potter, ...I would come to learn in my own way, the great truth he spoke of when, after chattel slavery was abolished, he joined the fight for Labors emancipation: 'When I want to find the vanguard of the people I look to the uneasy dreams of an aristocracy and find what they dread most. (Paul Robeson, Here I Stand, 1958)
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Paul Robeson--"A socialist society represents an advance to a higher stage of life!" (Original Post)
Starry Messenger
Jan 2012
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(32,342 posts)1. kicking up for the anniversary of Paul Robeson's passing today.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. thnx. knr.
antigop19667
(20 posts)3. Kick!
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)4. Wonderful read, thanks for steering me there. I left a comment.
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(32,342 posts)5. Thank you monmouth3.
I'm delighted you enjoyed it.