The Paul Robeson Show, 1982–1985. This series highlights the songs, speeches, struggles, life and contributions of this extraordinarily gifted and dedicated human rights activist and towering cultural figure.

Thanks to Emiliano Echeverria’s large collection, including rare recordings unavailable elsewhere, this series of one-hour programs explored many aspects of Robeson’s work, with emphasis on his lifelong commitment to worldwide social movements, as well as his courageous battles for civil and human rights for people of African descent in the US and his resistance to the intense repression against him by the US government, its vicious racism and anti-Communism. One of the unique strengths of the collection, reflected in both the series and the Freedom Archives CD entitled Words Like Freedom is the many speeches and spoken words of Robeson. Of course the many songs and dramatic performances of Robeson also abound in the collection and on the “Paul Robeson Show” series. The program was primarily produced by Emiliano Echeverria, with frequent contributions by Lincoln Bergman. In addition to recordings by Robeson, the collection also includes a number of memorial programs following his death, and commentary by other activists and artists on his tremendous—and still not sufficiently recognized—achievements and influence.