Paul the Great The exhibit I viewed was a very interesting exhibit. It had lots of great information about Robeson and his accomplishments. When I walked in the museum I saw that there were other exhibits. They were interesting also. Paul Robeson was a famous African-American athlete, singer, actor, and advocate for the civil rights of people around the world. He was perhaps the best known and most widely respected black American of the 1930s …showed first 75 words of 857 total…

…showed last 75 words of 857 total…speech and song. But because of his singular support for communism and Stalin, Robeson disappeared in sadness and loneliness. His life, full of desire and achievement, passion and conviction, "the story of a man who did so much to break down the barriers of a racist society, only to be brought down by the controversies sparked by his own radical politics. After viewing the exhibit, it inspired me to be just as good as Robeson.