1998 Centennial
- Bay Area
Paul Robeson Centennial Committee
Includes a detailed
account of Robeson's early years by Amanda V.
Costello and an in-depth chronology,
including a timeline of Posthumous
Recognition of Paul Robeson
- Melody
of Freedom: Paul Robeson
Charles L. Blockson's
reminiscences of Robeson in his centennial year,
from American Visions.
- Ol'
Man Charisma, Paul Robeson: 1898-1976 (Richard
Corliss)
An article published in Time, April 20, 1998.
- Paul
Robeson: Artist and Citizen
Information from The National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, on the traveling exhibition
organized by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center of
Rutgers University.
- Paul
Robeson Centenary
From digitalMuse in Australia.
- Paul
Robeson Centennial Celebration (Columbia College,
Chicago, IL)
The most complete centennial site, with a wealth
of resources. A list of centennial events around
the world, Robeson resources (CDs, pictures, books,
exhibits, films, plays, quotations, articles), and
more.
- Paul
Robeson Resolution - Pittsburgh City Council
- Paul Robeson: The First 100 Years (Princeton University)
- Paul Robeson: Up Close (Nicole Plett, U. S. 1 Newspaper )
- Remembering
Paul Robeson
From The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS,
April 9, 1998. Phil Ponce discusses Robeson with
guests Ossie Davis and Martin Duberman.
- Triumphant
Struggle (Shobhana Bhattacharji)
"Paul Robeson is remembered on the occasion of his
birth centenary" in Frontline, India's national
magazine, vol. 15, no. 10 (May 09-22, 1998).
- Without
Peer, Without Precedent, Without a Road Map!
Brief article by J. Kramer about the Newark (NJ) Black Film Festival's celebration of the centennial.
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