Paul Robeson: The singer who fought for justice and paid with his life | Planet America

American celebrities have been involved in politics for decades. Sometimes, like Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump, they win elected office. Other times it comes at a professional and personal cost. But few paid as high a price as one of the biggest stars of the first half of the twentieth century - Paul Robeson.
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