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Talk at the Conference: "The Universalism of Paul Robeson", Sept. 28, 2024
Paul Robeson’s work for racial and economic justice stands out for its global scope. He was actively concerned with racism and other forms of oppression everywhere, with particular interest in the anti-colonial struggles in Africa. For this work, the United Nations honoured him with a posthumous special tribute on the occasion of his 80th birthday, in 1978, at which Mfanafuthi J. Makatini, representing the ANC, said, “To the African people…and the oppressed and struggling people of South Africa in particular, Paul Robeson was more than a legendary artist… To our people, Paul Robeson was also an outstanding and selfless freedom fighter…an outstanding champion of the emancipation of the country”. This talk will look into the details of Paul Robeson’s life, work, and thought which warranted this place within the South African fight against Apartheid.
Talk at the Conference: "The Universalism of Paul Robeson", Sept. 28, 2024
Paul Robeson’s work for racial and economic justice stands out for its global scope. He was actively concerned with racism and other forms of oppression everywhere, with particular interest in the anti-colonial struggles in Africa. For this work, the United Nations honoured him with a posthumous special tribute on the occasion of his 80th birthday, in 1978, at which Mfanafuthi J. Makatini, representing the ANC, said, “To the African people…and the oppressed and struggling people of South Africa in particular, Paul Robeson was more than a legendary artist… To our people, Paul Robeson was also an outstanding and selfless freedom fighter…an outstanding champion of the emancipation of the country”. This talk will look into the details of Paul Robeson’s life, work, and thought which warranted this place within the South African fight against Apartheid.
