Paul Robeson, also knows as the “Renaissance man”, lived in a 13 story apartment with his family after his return from living in Europe. He was a civil rights advocate, actor, and a singer, However when attending Rutgers University he was an athlete, and very smart. Paul had been accepted as a black artist until World War Two. During the war he sang songs for the troops, however even though he was trying to help, he began to be unaccepted. He had many supporters and haters over the years. Beginning to grow less famous, he never gave up. Paul fought for his freedom until he died in 1976. Paul’s father was a runaway slave, and his family suffered many hardships. In 1915 he joined Rutgers University where he highly excelled in sports, and became an honors student. After Rutgers in 1919, Paul attended a law school where he met his future wife, Eslanda. After he became a performer. However, he was not liked by some because of his skin color. He was a good singer and many came to hear him sing live. Many liked his songs. Paul had many supporters over the years. A week after a large riot broke out forcing paul to cancel a performance, about 25,000 supporters all …show more content…
He had many supporters, as well as haters. People who supported him didn’t care what color his skin was, they accepted it. They new he was good at what he did, and they supported him. However, there were many out there who didn’t approve of this. They thought that your skin color should determine whether or not you should be allowed to perform. Paul faced many of these people in his days. He even received a death threat from the KKK. It was difficult for him but he never gave up his passion. There were some sacrifices as well. Many of his supporters were beaten, and mistreated. People were injured because they wanted to see a man perform, who happened to have a different skin color. Paul fought for freedom, the one thing he wanted