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The Essay

Paul Robeson in Five Songs

5. Joe Hill

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Marybeth Hamilton considers the double erasure and ghostly presence of labour leader Joe Hill and Paul Robeson in American life through the powerful anthem sung by Robeson. Show more

The Essay

Paul Robeson in Five Songs

2. Ol' Man River

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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The life and struggle of Paul Robeson through song. Granddaughter Susan Robeson charts the ways in which Robeson reforged the lyrics of Ol' Man River into a song of defiance. Show more

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The Essay

Paul Robeson in Five Songs

3. The Canoe Song

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Matthew Sweet unravels the complex threads of Robeson's evolving film stardom and politics in the imperial flag waver, Sanders of the River, and his rendition of the Canoe Song. Show more

The Essay

Paul Robeson in Five Songs

4. Zog Nit Keynmol

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Performer Tayo Aluko explores the pain, confusion and anger that erupted in Paul Robeson's 1949 Moscow performance of Zog Nit Keynmol, the song of the Jewish Partisans. Show more