Paul Robeson

William also showed the determination he would pass on to his son in the fact that it was fifteen years after his escape from slavery in 1860 before he was able to go to Lincoln University. William, like other slaves, might have no longer been considered private property of another, but he was no completely free, and he had to struggle for every inch of education, dignity and liberty which he received. He would pass on his courage and persistence to his son.

William met Maria Louisa Bustill at Lincoln University and married her in 1878. He was soon a practicing minister of the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church in Princeton. Five of their born children would survive: William Drew, Jr., who became a doctor; Reeve; Benjamin, who was also a preacher; Marion, who was a teacher; and,

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e yet somehow dignified black man who bore the weight of the white world on his shoulders. Paul grew in his theatrical skills and accomplishments. His son writes that Paul "starred in over ten major plays in the U.S. and in England." Some of his theatrical achievements included the role of Crown in Porgy and Bess; singing 'Ol' Man River' in Show Boat; and starring in three Eugene O'Neill plays---All God's Chillun, The Hairy Ape, and The Emperor Jones. However, His crowning achievement in the theater was his portrayal of Othello in the 1943-44 Broadway production. It was the definitive Othello of the modern theater. It ran for 296 performances to set an all-time record for any Shakespearean play on Broadway. . . . He received the Donaldson Award for the best acting performance in 1944, and the Gold Medal for the best diction in American theater. . . . Paul achieved success in every arena of life which he attempted. He starred in a number of films, beginning in 1924 with Body and Soul, but he achieved much greater glory in the theater. He received an Honorary Master's Degree from Rutgers in 1932. He traveled the world as an ambassador of the United States, of the black race, and of the arts. He became a singer of great powe
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