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Embracing the life of Paul Robeson: Why Paul Robeson’s Life speaks to me. Paul Robeson’s life serves as a beacon of inspiration for me. As an honors student aspiring to excel academically and pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon, Paul Robeson serves as an immense inspiration, particularly in his life as an academic. Despite having to endure numerous racial discriminations, Robeson’s unwavering dedication to intellectual pursuits, along with his commitment to social justice, deeply resonates with me and sculpts how I approach my academic and personal endeavors. Robeson displayed a monumental commitment to excellence in education. He acquired several academic achievements in his lifetime. Some of these accomplishments include graduating as valedictorian from Rutgers University, and earning a law degree from Columbia Law School, which exemplifies his intellectual skills and durability in the face of adversity. Paul Robeson’s dedication to scholarship speaks to me deeply as an honors student, as I also have a passion for striving to excel academically despite any future barriers and …show more content…

Throughout his life, Paul Robeson used his intellectual intelligence to advocate for racial equality, worker’s rights and international peace. His incredible research on African American culture and history is what helped contribute to a more subtle understanding of race in America. As an honors student, I am deeply inspired by Robeson’s illustration of using education as a tool for civil change. I believe that the power of education should not be a candle in a skull, but instead be accompanied by responsibility and used to address the injustices of society. Similar to Robeson, I am committed to making use of my intellectual intelligence to assist marginalized communities and promote equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of

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Following many years of struggle, Du bois succeeded in achieving the NAACP organization that still stands today and strives for equality. Also for Du Bois he knew what he was doing as as. ”political thinker. As he stated in one of his novels The Philadelphia Negro

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Robeson was imbued with a social consciousness’ and responsibility that came along with that impetus and used it to advance all oppressed people to an elevation of equal status with those who deemed themselves superior. Jack Johnson, diametrically opposite from Robeson in versatility and social consciousness, nevertheless influenced African American Culture and help to destroy the myth and stereotype that Black men were inferior to Whites athletically and intellectually. Additionally, in contemporary times, the influx of African

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Dr. Loury speaks with no circumscription against his opponents. Therefore, he tries to influence the emotions of the reader by using an accusatory tone when referring to his critics ' ideas as "dangerous." Loury (2013) effectively uses the device of metaphor to help his readers understand his argument when he says, "One could use a color-blind instrument to pursue racial goals and color-conscious instruments to pursue goals that are not necessarily racially defined" (p. 347). Loury doesn 't believe that color-blind policies can guarantee racial equality. But, can 't they?

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Obama continues her historical account as she describes the travail and bravery that a few people possessed that led them to afford educational opportunities for black people even when “Teachers received death threats.” (289). She evokes these historical events, not only to show the stark difference between the past and present with regards to educational opportunities for African Americans, but also demonstrate how the people who fought tirelessly so that they could gain an education did so because of they were aware of the value of education as it brings freedom and opportunity to those who have it. To bolster this assertion, Obama quotes Fredrick Douglas, “Freedom is Emancipation” (289) Obama details even further as she

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In the analysis of the abundance of wonderful leaders who made a difference in the African American community since emancipation, W.E.B Du Bois made a special impact to advance the world. From founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to his influential book The Souls of Black Folk, he always found an accurate yet abstract way of verbalizing the strives of African Americans as well as making platforms for them to be known. Although he had less power than most of the bigger named African American leaders of his time, W.E.B Dubois’ overweighing strengths verses weaknesses, accurate and creative analogies, leadership style, and the successful foundations he stood for demonstrates his ability to be both realistic and accurate in his assessment since emancipation. Though Du Bois did have a beneficial impact

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As mentioned earlier, Du Bois most prominently stressed education as a means to earn political power. Du Bois argued that political power could be accumulated through social change facilitated by the Talented Tenth (Painter, 155). In other words, Du Bois thought it was important for the most educated African Americans to lead the masses of the African American race out of oppression. Thus, W.E.B Du Bois stressed the importance of education and political action above all

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If you've never heard of W.E.B. DuBois before, not much stands out about him besides the strangeness of his name. But if you assume his accomplishments and character are just as obscure, you'd be quite wrong. While he may not be as famous as other prolific figures in American history, such as Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet Tubman, or Frederick Douglass, he is very similar to all three. In his lifetime, DuBois became known as one of the most notable figures in twentieth-century America in the same way those three previously stated had. He devoted his life to activism and working for the progress and development of the civil rights movement in as many ways as he possibly could.

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`Here, for the first time in my life . . . I walk in full human dignity,'"But because of his singular support for communism and Stalin, because his life in retrospect became "a pathetic tale of talent sacrificed, loyalty misplaced, and idealism betrayed,"Paul Robeson's lifetime accomplishments are worthy of a pack of high achievers: All-American football player, honors student as the only Black at Rutgers, lawyer, dramatic actor, renowned singer, and political activist. The last proved calamitous: his support of socialism led to his blacklisting in the 1950s and his reputation has since languished, if not in obscurity, then in a kind of limbo. Yet Robeson's left-wing activities derived from a strong character and high idealism (however mistaken history would prove his flirtation with Soviet style communism).(Contemporary Black Biography) It is well past time for wider public recognition of Robeson.

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