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Paul Leroy Robeson is born on April 9th in Princeton, New Jersey, to Rev. William Drew and Maria Louisa Robeson.

Maria Louisa Robeson dies when Paul is only 6 years old.

The Robesons move to Westfield where Paul begins attending an integrated public school for the first time.

Wins a four-year scholarship to Rutgers in a statewide writing contest.

He is the third African American to attend the school.

Legendary Yale Football Coach Walter Camp puts Robeson on his All-American team; this honor will be repeated in

While at Rutgers Robeson will win 15 varsity letters in four sports and is a star scholar, orator, singer, and valedictorian.

Starts Law School at Columbia University. Pays his tuition by playing professional football and tutoring Latin.

Marries Eslanda "Essie" Goode.

Robeson debuts the lead role of Eugene O'Neill's "All God's Chillun Got Wings" despite threats of riots.

Appears in the London Production of "The Emperor Jones;"