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William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901 and the father of Paul Robeson. The Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church had been built for its black members by the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton.
William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the father of Paul Robeson and the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901. [1] [2] [3]
15 de abr. de 2021 · Last week we celebrated the life of Paul Robeson (1898-1976) whose birthdate is April 9. But much of his brilliance was passed down to him through his remarkable father, William Drew...
Princeton Press, Saturday December 29, 1883. Rachel Stryker, an aged colored woman, well and favorably known in town, met with a serious and tragic accident, on Friday of last week, which has resulted in her death from mortification of the broken limb, on Sunday morning.
William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901 and the father of Paul Robeson. The Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church had been built for its black members by the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton. Oops something went wrong: 403.
But by the time he left slavery, William Drew Robeson already embodied aspects of slave culture that were African and later understood to be so by his son, who pointed to them in demonstrating his links to Africa. 3 Robeson had advantages in relation to black culture—derived directly from his family—not consciously shared by nationalists before ...
William Drew Robeson, I served as pastor of the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church from 1880 to 1901 (photo credit: R. Andrew Myers).
