保羅·羅伯遜 （Paul Robeson，1898－1976），美國(guó)著名男低音歌唱家、演員、社會(huì)活動(dòng)家。早年在穆維爾高級(jí)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(dòng)。
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By the late 1920s, Paul Robeson had become the most highly praised black actor and singer of the time. During the 1930s, he became involved in national and international movements for peace, equal rights for black Americans, and better labor conditions. He traveled around the world singing his songs to support these struggles. However, his friendship with the Soviet Union brought strong opposition from conservative groups in the United States. Many people in the United States opposed Robeson's political beliefs as too liberal or extreme. As early as 1941, American government agencies, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reportedly had targeted him as dangerous. They considered his political activism to be against the best interests of the American government. During World War Two, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies fighting against Nazi Germany. Robeson recorded several Russian songs to honor the Soviet people's defense of their land against the Nazi invasion. These recordings were broadcast in the Soviet Union. Many Soviet soldiers were said to have heard Paul Robeson's voice before going into battle. This is one of those songs. It is called "Native Land".