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Paul Robeson

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Paul Robeson

United States

At 6-foot-3, Paul Robeson first gained acclaim in 1924 starring in Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. He later won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Despite political blacklisting, his legacy endures as a symbol of racial pride.

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1730 1970