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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist by Howard Bryant

The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished In August 1972, the front page of the New York Times…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM
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