Robeson

[ rohb-suhn ]

noun

1. Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.

Robeson

/ ˈrəʊbsən /

noun

1. RobesonPaul18981976MUSMUSIC: bass singerTHEATRE: actorPOLITICS: civil-rights leader Paul . 1898–1976, US bass singer, actor, and leader in the Black civil rights movement

Example Sentences

I am also thinking of Walter Benjamin and Paul Robeson.

From Salon

Like Bullock with “Harawi” and Tines with “Robeson,” Timur has been long obsessing over his project.

From Los Angeles Times

Tines’ spectacular deep dive was into the magnificent 20th century Black singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson.

From Los Angeles Times

They called him thunder in a bottle; they compared him to civil rights activist Paul Robeson — and Paul Bunyan.

From Los Angeles Times

Playing on two huge screens that faced each other across the museum’s empty fifth floor, it scrolled through redacted documents from Robeson’s F.B.I. file.

From New York Times