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Podcast: The Sound of Solidarity
Episode: Music and politics: Lessons from Paul Robeson for the politics of the present
Description: Some musicians are as well known for their politics as they are for their music. Paul Robeson is one such figure. Robeson, born just before the turn of the twentieth century, during his life observed the parallels between the struggles of international workers against their ruling classes and the struggles for Black civil rights at home in the USA. Such sympathies led him to be viciously censored and pursued by the US authorities during the early stages of the Cold War.
What can we learn from Robeson's contributions to radical politics in the twentieth century, and how...