“To be free—to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to enjoy the fruits of our toil, to give our children every opportunity in life—that dream which we have held so long in our hearts is today the destiny that we hold in our hands.”
Stories from the Paul Robeson House
Hear personal narratives from those whose lives have been touched by this Renaissance man.
Vivian Schatz
A resident of Chestnut Hill, Vivian Schatz attended the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University) and later worked for the New York State Department of Health in Albany. It was there that she heard Paul Robeson in concert in 1947, an event that had a great impact in her life.