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| Picture No | 10639366 |
| Date | 1928 |
| Description | Paul Robeson in Show Boat at Drury Lane, 1928 |
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Paul Robeson (1898-1976), American bass-baritone singer and actor, also involved in left-wing politics and activism. He campaigned against racism and colonialism, and supported trade unionism, civil rights and socialism. He became a target for anti-Communist campaigners, although it is unclear whether he was ever a member of the Communist Party. Pictured in his famous role as Joe in the Oscar Hammerstein stage musical, Show Boat.
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| Source | Photograph in the Sporting & Dramatic News, 26 May 1928 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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