Paul Robeson - Tumblr Posts
my plan is to post aesthetic pictures of Bob dylan for fellow queers to reblog to lure them into following my blog, where they will have to learn the history of folk music as a a traditional tool for protest and labor and the many leftist origins of folk and the ways this is often overlooked and erased especially when it comes to black artists
oh hey, unrelated, check out this cool song by paul robeson in 1924 :)
or this rendition of Strange Fruit by Josh White (1964)
or this song by Odetta in 1957
or this song by lead belly in 1936
or this Gospel song by the Freedom Singers in 1961
or this song 1961
or this song by Nina Simone in 1965
Paul Robeson in Big Fella 1937 (colorized)
Paul Robeson on colonialism
Song of the day
"Ol' Man River" Paul Robeson, 1936
originally written in 1925 by Oscar Hammerstein II, featured in the 1927 musical "Showboat" here
later, the musical was turned into a musical film in 1936 with Paul Robeson playing the character Joe
Old Man River always sends chills down my spine; the depiction of the exploitation of black people and the toiling of black workers, and the contrast between the uncaring and unfeeling river, lead to a haunting song.
paul robeson, abc interview "on colonialism " 1960
"I would say unquestionably, i am an American,
born there
my father, a slave there
upon the backs of my people was developed the primary wealth of america"