Studs Terkel created tonight’s historic memorial broadcast in January 1976. It originally aired on WFMT a few days after the death of Paul Robeson (1898-1976), the larger-than-life American singer, actor, athlete, author, and human rights crusader.
Remembering Paul Robeson (1/28/1976)

Paul Robeson, c. 1942 (Photo by Gordon Parks via loc.gov 2017765029)