58K views · 1.3K reactions | Paul Robeson was born on this day in 1898. A committed socialist, he made a point of singing to workers wherever he travelled - here reciting 'Joe Hill' to miners in Scotland during a visit in 1949. | Jacobin magazine | Facebook

In 1957, Paul Robeson performed the world's first transatlantic concert using a new phone line. John Liffen from London's Science Museum explains how it happened. More on Witness History. 🎧 https://bbc.in/3O2pFHv | BBC World Service

Star of the Month Paul Robeson’s film debut came in a dual role in BODY AND SOUL (‘25), a silent “race film” written and directed by pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Demonstrating his screen potential as both villain and hero, Robeson plays a scheming convict who poses as a preacher, as well as his more sympathetic twin brother. See it tomorrow night as we kick off our Star of the Month salute to Robeson at 8pm ET. https://myt.cm/SOTMPaulRobeson | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

In JERICHO (‘37), Star of the Month Paul Robeson plays Jericho Jackson, a medical student serving as a corporal in the U.S. Army. Robeson had approval of the film’s final cut -- assuring that his character was presented with appropriate dignity and stature. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM