Prominent performer and athlete Paul Robeson was born in 1898

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On April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was born in New Jersey. 

Paul Robeson was an influential performer, actor, singer and athlete. Early on in his career, Robeson practiced as a lawyer before shifting to singing and acting. Robeson gained higher education from Rutgers University before attending Columbia University Law School. Paul Robeson died in 1976 at the age of 77.

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Sources

A&E Networks Television. (n.d.). Biography.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.biography.com/actors/paul-robeson

Ross, D. (2022, August 23). Paul Robeson ~ Paul Robeson Biography. PBS. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/paul-robeson-about-the-actor/66/