Having read a number of books on the subject of Paul Robeson’s life it is self-evident that the price paid by a number of African-Americans
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Paul Robeson on ‘God’ and Life Elsewhere (1929)
‘God doesn’t watch over everyone, because everyone isn’t important. But perhaps way back He created world to see if from lowest forms of life God
Beijing: 110th Celebration of Paul Robeson’s Birthday in Photographs (2008)
He Dazhang (who together with American guests was in-charge of the ‘memorial’ for this event) stated: ‘Although Paul Robeson and Soong Ching Ling never met in person, their activities on the international stage were very similar, as both worked tirelessly for world peace, and both shared a strong responsibility to strive to bring the peoples of the US and China closer together in friendship and understanding. This aspiration expresses the highest attributes of human thinking. Today, the international communities gathers in Beijing to commemorate the great personality of Paul Robeson, but for Chinese people, we want to state to the world that we as a nation, will never forget Paul Robeson, or the fact that he supported our struggle against fascism. We owe it to his memory to never let fascism arise in the world again, and continuously work for peace and harmony throughout society and the international community. This is something we must all fight for in the world!’
