On this day 127 years ago, April 9, 1898 (March 19, 1898 in the lunar calendar), the black American social activist Robertson was born. Paul Robertson, a black American social activist and famous singer Paul Robertson was born on April 9, 1898. He was a football player in his youth and later entered Columbia University. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1923. He made his debut on stage in London in 1922. He gave his first solo concert in New York in 1925. He made a sensation in the art world by performing "Othello" in London in 1930. He visited the Soviet Union in 1934. He moved to Europe in 1950. He returned to the United States in 1963 due to health reasons. He appeared in a number of films, such as "Sanders of the River and Mountain" (1935), "Water Stage" (1936), "Valley of Pride" (1940), etc. He died on January 23, 1976.