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Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near.
Paul Robeson
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Paul Robeson
Age: 77 †
Born: 1898
Born: April 9
Died: 1976
Died: January 23
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Paul Leroy Robeson
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