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How Paul Robeson found his political voice in the Welsh valleys by Jeff Sparrow

African American star Robeson built his singing career in the teeth of racism in the early 1900s. But his radicalism was spurred on in Britain " by a chance meeting with a group of Welsh minersPaul Robeson possessed one of the most beautiful voices of the 20th century. He was an acclaimed stage actor. He could sing in more than 20 different languages; he held a law degree; he won prizes for oratory. He was widely ack…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:42am on July 2, 2017

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