144K views · 9.2K reactions | Remembering pioneering singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson on his birthday. Robeson appeared in both the stage and film versions of Show Boat. His stirring rendition of "Ol' Man River" is the definitive version of the song. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

21K views · 176 reactions | I love silent films. I especially love silent films with Paul Robeson in them. He was a phenomenal actor who got his career started with Oscar Micheaux's "Body and Soul" (1925). This clip features Mr. Robeson and his wife, Eslanda, in the 1930 film, "Borderline." You can interpret silent films however you like to. I guess that's one of the main joys I get in watching them. Black history on film 87 years later <3 | Black Film History | Facebook

How did Paul Robeson become both a global icon and a silenced voice in America? | PAUL ROBESON: GENIUS, VOICE, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE | Athlete, artist, activist — and one of the most complex figures of the 20th century We revisit the extraordinary life of Paul Robeson — a man whose achievements crossed sport, scholarship, music, theatre, and civil rights. From earning multiple varsity letters at Rutgers and a law degree from Columbia, to mastering more than 20 languages, Robeson redefined w