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  1. 5. Joe Hill

    5/5Marybeth Hamilton on the two ghosts of Joe Hill and Paul Robeson and their linked fates.

  2. 4. Zog Nit Keynmol

    4/5Tayo Aluko explores Paul Robeson's anguished 1949 Moscow performance of Zog Nit Keynmol.

  3. 3. The Canoe Song

    3/5Mathew Sweet unravels the complex threads of Paul Robeson's rendition of the Canoe Song.

  4. 2. Ol' Man River

    2/5Susan Robeson tells how her grandfather transformed Ol' Man River into a song of defiance.

  5. 1. No More Auction Block

    1/5The life and struggle of Paul Robeson through song. Shana Redmond on No More Auction Block