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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The most dangerous man in America': how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist

Paul Robeson, once globally celebrated performer and activist, was systematically erased from mainstream American memory due to political persecution during the Red Scare.
fromHarvard Gazette
4 months ago

Steve McQueen could lecture you, but he's got other plans - Harvard Gazette

"There's a certain kind of energy that could be produced by a performative idea of communication, and that's what I'm interested in," said the Academy Award-winning director of "12 Years a Slave." "I'm not the kind of person who stands for an hour reading from a piece of paper. I think the audience needs more, and I feel I need to give more.
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