ヒル・ハーパーさんのインスタグラム動画 - (ヒル・ハーパーInstagram)「When someone is a role model, you look at the choices they’ve made and you allow those choices to inspire you and in some cases emulate them. I’ve always seen Paul Robeson as a role model. He is an entertainer who went to and Ivy League law school, I did the same. He chose to play characters and projects that represented the Black man with intelligence, grace and stature. I have attempted to make similar choices. He is an actor who was also an activist and attempted to use his platform to uplift his community. Where I really fall down is I wish I could make my voice so deep and resonant AND I think he spoke six languages! He is a legend and a hero and often times it is useful to learn by looking back to make informed choices about how to best move forward. Peace, love & activism to you all. #paulrobeson #rolemodel #rennaissanceman #activist Video Credit: @vintageblackglamour _________________________________ #repost Paul Robeson on Australian television (1960) 🎥 “The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice." Paul Robeson, seen here on Australian television in 1960. Mr. Robeson (1898-1976) was valedictorian of his class at Rutgers University in 1919 and earned a law degree from Columbia University in 1923. Fluent in several languages, he enthralled fans with his rich bass voice in concert halls around the world, on Broadway and on film. His European concerts often turned into anti-Nazi demonstrations and he performed for Allied forces during World War II. As he traveled the world, he was struck by the irony of receiving normal, fair treatment, yet not being able to eat or stay at the same hotels as white people in his homeland. Duplicitous anticommunist crusaders who did not argue against racism and human rights violations protested his performances, sometimes violently. His outspokenness drew the attention of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and in 1950, the State Department revoked his passport, effectively ending his international career and ruining his finances. Thank you for being one of the forebears who laid the groundwork that have brought us this far and inspires us to keep it pushing. ✊🏾🖤#PaulRobeson #juneteenth」6月24日 21時51分