On Paul Robeson’s birthday, here’s Princeton’s own, to sing Beethoven’s celebration of universal brotherhood, his setting of Schiller’s “Ode to Joy.”
At the time of this recording, his U.S. passport had been revoked.
https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/24367
More about Robeson’s ties to Wales and the plight of the miners:
The story behind “Freedom Train,” with audio:
https://njdigitalhighway.org/lesson/paul_robeson/freedom_train

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