"Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization's radical voice." so said singer, actor, social activist, lawyer and athlete, the great Paul Robeson. Robeson may not have been the first, but he was certainly one of the most outspoken citizen-artists of his day, choosing to set aside his theatrical career to become politically involved"fighting for the causes he believed in, even though it meant his own fi…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:05PM on August 28, 2013