2010.54.5617

Paul Robeson
c. 2000
16.00 in HIGH x 10.00 in WIDE
(40.64 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.5617


Poster has a light blue and white background with an image of a man's face in a suit. Over the image is red text. It reads, "Paul Robeson/ (1898-1976) American Athlete, singer, actor and political activist. Performed and spoke out against racism and in support of labour and peace. Fought for an anit-lynching law. The U.S. revoked his passport to circumvent this travel restriction he performed two concerts on the U.S. Candian border. Forty thousand people came. "The Artist must elect to fight for freedom or for Slavery. I made my choice I had no alternative." The lower right has a logo for Celebrate People's History.
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