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| | Paul Robeson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20) |
 | | The granddaughter of Francis L. Cardozo, the secretary of state of South Carolina during Reconstruction, she was a graduate of Columbia University and employed as a histological chemist. |
 | | Although Robeson got mixed responses from the fl community, the backlash from whites culminated in riot before a scheduled concert in Peekskill, New York, on August 27, 1949; a demonstration by veteran organizations turned into a full-blown riot. |
 | | Paul Robeson was truly a man who saw a commitment to the oppressed, and particularly fl people, as a much more profound calling than the accolades he received for his astonishing talents. |
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