A biography of the multi-talented Robeson, a scholar-athlete, actor, singer, and political and civil rights activist.

Despite being one of the great cultural figures of the 20th century, Paul Robeson was for many years vilified and ignored by mainstream American culture and succeeding interpretations of African-American history. Today he is celebrated as one of America's greatest performing artists and as a forerunner of the civil rights movement. This introduces this actor and singer who became a controversial figure for his Communist sympathies during the Red Scare era.