Date in year · 1949 · The 1940s
On September 4, 1949, paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots. Spencer Haywood, Tommy Mottola, Holly Near would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · September 4, 1949
Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
Around 1949
1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 949th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade.
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American singer, actor, political activist, and athlete (1898–1976)
Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
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