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Discography

Holiday
,
Billie
. “
Strange Fruit
.”
Commodore
,
1939
, vinyl.
Knowles
,
Solange
. “
Weary
.”
A Seat at the Table
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Saint/Columbia b01lxdjfgi
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,
mp3
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Manic Street Preachers
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Let Robeson Sing
.”
Know Your Enemy
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Virgin Records, B00005AWNW
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2001
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Robeson
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Paul
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Greetings from New York
.”
Paul Robeson Sings 20 of His Favourite Songs and the TransAtlantic Exchange Concert. 1954/1957
.
Sain SCD 2574
,
Wales
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2007
,
MP3
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Robeson
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O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro’s Aria from ‘The Magic Flute’)
.”
His Last Recordings
.
The Digital Gramophone
,
B00BQJS9N4
,
2013
,
mp3
.
Robeson
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Paul
. “
Paul Robeson — Thanks
.”
Paul Robeson Sings 20 of His Favourite Songs and the TransAtlantic Exchange Concert. 1954/1957
.
Sain scd 2574
,
Wales
,
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,
mp3
.
Robeson
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Paul
. “
St. Louis Blues
.”
RCA Victor 24635-b
,
1934
, vinyl.
Robeson
,
Paul
. “
The Ballad of Joe Hill
” [
composed by Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes, 1936
].
Paul Robeson Sings 20 of His Favourite Songs and the Trans-Atlantic Exchange Concert. 1954/1957
.
Sain SCD 2574
,
Wales
,
2007
,
mp3
.
Rodgers
,
Richard
, and
Hammerstein
Oscar
II
.
The Sound of Music
.
Columbia Masterworks
,
1959
, vinyl.
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Filmography

Freeland
,
Thornton
, dir.
Jericho
.
UK
:
Capitol Films
,
1937
.
Micheaux
,
Oscar
, dir.
Body and Soul
.
USA
:
Micheaux Film Corporation
,
1925
.
Richards
,
Lloyd
, dir.
Paul Robeson
.
USA
:
Public Broadcasting Service
,
1979
.
Tennyson
,
Pen
, dir.
The Proud Valley
.
UK
:
Ealing Studios
,
1940
.
Wills
,
J. Elder
, dir.
Song of Freedom
.
England
:
Hammer Film Productions
,
1936
.
Witcher
,
Theodore
, dir.
Love Jones
.
USA
:
New Line Cinema
,
1997
.
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Live and Television Media

King
,
Don Roy
, dir.
Saturday Night Live
.
Season 41, episode 19
, “
Dead Bopz
.” Aired
May
7
,
2016
,
on NBC
.
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, by Ed Schmidt, directed by Sheldon Epps
.
George Street Playhouse
,
New Brunswick, NJ
,
December 1994
.
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Repositories and Collections

Clive and Jean Jenkins Collection
.
Modern Records Centre, Warwick University
,
England
.
Frances Williams Collection
.
Southern California Library for Social Science Research
,
Los Angeles
.
Hywel Francis Papers
.
South Wales Miners’ Library, Swansea University
,
Wales
.
Lawrence Brown Papers
.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
.
Paul and Eslanda Robeson Collection, 1907 – 1988
.
Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
,
Washington, DC
.
Paul Robeson Collection
.
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University
,
Philadelphia
.
Paul Robeson Collection, 1916 – 2006
.
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
.
Paul Robeson Papers
.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
.
Performing Arts Research Collections
.
Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape archive, New York Public Library
.
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
,
New York University
.

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Discography

Holiday
,
Billie
. “
Strange Fruit
.”
Commodore
,
1939
, vinyl.
Knowles
,
Solange
. “
Weary
.”
A Seat at the Table
.
Saint/Columbia b01lxdjfgi
,
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,
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.
Manic Street Preachers
. “
Let Robeson Sing
.”
Know Your Enemy
.
Virgin Records, B00005AWNW
,
2001
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Robeson
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. “
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.”
Paul Robeson Sings 20 of His Favourite Songs and the TransAtlantic Exchange Concert. 1954/1957
.
Sain SCD 2574
,
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,
2007
,
MP3
.
Robeson
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. “
O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro’s Aria from ‘The Magic Flute’)
.”
His Last Recordings
.
The Digital Gramophone
,
B00BQJS9N4
,
2013
,
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.
Robeson
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. “
Paul Robeson — Thanks
.”
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.
Sain scd 2574
,
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,
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,
mp3
.
Robeson
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Paul
. “
St. Louis Blues
.”
RCA Victor 24635-b
,
1934
, vinyl.
Robeson
,
Paul
. “
The Ballad of Joe Hill
” [
composed by Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes, 1936
].
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.
Sain SCD 2574
,
Wales
,
2007
,
mp3
.
Rodgers
,
Richard
, and
Hammerstein
Oscar
II
.
The Sound of Music
.
Columbia Masterworks
,
1959
, vinyl.

Filmography

Freeland
,
Thornton
, dir.
Jericho
.
UK
:
Capitol Films
,
1937
.
Micheaux
,
Oscar
, dir.
Body and Soul
.
USA
:
Micheaux Film Corporation
,
1925
.
Richards
,
Lloyd
, dir.
Paul Robeson
.
USA
:
Public Broadcasting Service
,
1979
.
Tennyson
,
Pen
, dir.
The Proud Valley
.
UK
:
Ealing Studios
,
1940
.
Wills
,
J. Elder
, dir.
Song of Freedom
.
England
:
Hammer Film Productions
,
1936
.
Witcher
,
Theodore
, dir.
Love Jones
.
USA
:
New Line Cinema
,
1997
.

Live and Television Media

King
,
Don Roy
, dir.
Saturday Night Live
.
Season 41, episode 19
, “
Dead Bopz
.” Aired
May
7
,
2016
,
on NBC
.
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, by Ed Schmidt, directed by Sheldon Epps
.
George Street Playhouse
,
New Brunswick, NJ
,
December 1994
.

Repositories and Collections

Clive and Jean Jenkins Collection
.
Modern Records Centre, Warwick University
,
England
.
Frances Williams Collection
.
Southern California Library for Social Science Research
,
Los Angeles
.
Hywel Francis Papers
.
South Wales Miners’ Library, Swansea University
,
Wales
.
Lawrence Brown Papers
.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
.
Paul and Eslanda Robeson Collection, 1907 – 1988
.
Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
,
Washington, DC
.
Paul Robeson Collection
.
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University
,
Philadelphia
.
Paul Robeson Collection, 1916 – 2006
.
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
.
Paul Robeson Papers
.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
.
Performing Arts Research Collections
.
Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape archive, New York Public Library
.
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
,
New York University
.
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