Useful Links
Oct. 14, 1916: Paul Robeson Excluded from Rutgers Football Team
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson-football/
On Aug. 16, 1955, Paul Robeson lost his court appeal to have the U.S. State Department grant him a passport
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson/
PBS: American Masters- S13 Ep3: Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/paul-robeson-about-the-actor/66/
Paul Robeson Biographies
https://www.paulrobesonhouse.org/paul-robeson/
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/robeson-paul-1898-1976/
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson-football/
On Aug. 16, 1955, Paul Robeson lost his court appeal to have the U.S. State Department grant him a passport
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson/
PBS: American Masters- S13 Ep3: Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/paul-robeson-about-the-actor/66/
Paul Robeson Biographies
https://www.paulrobesonhouse.org/paul-robeson/
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/robeson-paul-1898-1976/
Primary Sources
June 12, 1956: Paul Robeson Testifies Before HUAC
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson-testifies-before-huac/ “You Are the Un-Americans, and You Ought to be Ashamed of Yourselves”: Paul Robeson Appears Before HUAC http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6440 American Labor Party: Speech by Paul Robeson, October 24, 1950 https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b127-i112 |
Lesson
Lesson: The Many Faces of Paul Robeson
Standards Correlations: This lesson correlates to the National History Standards.
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/robeson/activities.html
Standards Correlations: This lesson correlates to the National History Standards.
- Era 9 -Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
- Standard 1B -Demonstrate understanding of how the social changes of the postwar period affected various Americans.
- Standard 1B -Demonstrate understanding of how the social changes of the postwar period affected various Americans.
- Standard II.D. 4. -Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues in which fundamental values and principles may be in conflict.
- Standard IV.C.1. -Evaluate, take, and defend positions about the effects of significant international political developments on the United States and other nations.
- Standard V.B.4. -Evaluate, take, and defend positions on the relationships among personal, political, and economic rights.
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/robeson/activities.html