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New Jersey's Paul Robeson (1898 -1976)

Celebrating Black History Month

2020-02-15 14:00:00 2020-02-15 15:00:00 America/New_York New Jersey's Paul Robeson (1898 -1976) Learn about Paul Robeson's life and achievements and his connection with Somerville. Somerville branch - Program Room

Saturday, February 15
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-02-15 14:00:00 2020-02-15 15:00:00 America/New_York New Jersey's Paul Robeson (1898 -1976) Learn about Paul Robeson's life and achievements and his connection with Somerville. Somerville branch - Program Room

Somerville branch

Program Room

Learn about Paul Robeson's life and achievements and his connection with Somerville.

Mr. Robeson, son of a former slave, was an American bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political activism. Educated at Somerville High School, Rutgers College and Columbia University, he was also a star athlete in his youth.  This presentation discusses his life and achievements. 

This program will be presented by Elaine Hershey, from The American Labor Museum

There will be some artifacts at this program.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture |

TAGS: | #BlackHistoryMonth |

Somerville branch

somerville@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8445

Hours
Mon, Apr 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 21 Closed

Upcoming events

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Fri, Apr 19, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

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Wed, May 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm
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Thu, May 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
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Fri, May 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Registration opens Saturday, April 27 2024 at 10:00am