保羅·羅伯遜 （Paul Robeson，1898－1976），美國著名男低音歌唱家、演員、社會活動家。早年在穆維爾高級學(xué)校求學(xué)期間，就曾參加過莎士比亞戲劇的演出。1923年畢業(yè)于哥倫比亞大學(xué)法律系，此后一直從事戲劇演出和電影拍攝等活動。
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Paul Robeson
Princeton
New Jersey
Protestant
Rutgers University
Columbia University
New York City
Columbia Law School
Eslanda Cordoza Goode
African-American
Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1898. His father was a former slave who became the religious leader of a Protestant church. Paul was an excellent student and athlete. Rutgers University in New Jersey gave him money so he could study there. He played four different sports while at Rutgers. He also was the top student in his class. Members of his class believed Paul Robeson would become the leader of black people in America. Paul Robeson graduated from Rutgers in 1919. He attended law school at Columbia University in New York City. He was only the third black person to attend Columbia Law School. On the weekends, he earned money by playing professional football. He also acted in plays. He married Eslanda Cordoza Goode while he was in law school. After he graduated in 1923, he got a job with a group of lawyers in New York. However, he left when he experienced unfair treatment because he was black. He decided not to work as a lawyer. Instead, he wanted to use his ability in theater and music to support African-American history and culture.