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Dr Eslanda Cardozo “Essie” <I>Goode</I> Robeson

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Dr Eslanda Cardozo “Essie” Goode Robeson

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
13 Dec 1965 (aged 68)
New York, USA
Burial
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0276804, Longitude: -73.831384
Plot
Cemetery, Hillcrest A, Grave 1509-0
Memorial ID
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Civil Rights Leader, Actress, Author

Eslanda was the first African American analytical chemist at Columbia Medical Centre. With her husband, Paul Robeson, she devoted many years fighting for social justice for black people. She appeared in two films with Paul, "Borderline" (1930), and "Big Fella" (1937). She wrote his biography (Paul Robeson, Negro) in 1930, and died of cancer in 1965.
Civil Rights Leader, Actress, Author

Eslanda was the first African American analytical chemist at Columbia Medical Centre. With her husband, Paul Robeson, she devoted many years fighting for social justice for black people. She appeared in two films with Paul, "Borderline" (1930), and "Big Fella" (1937). She wrote his biography (Paul Robeson, Negro) in 1930, and died of cancer in 1965.


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