New on TikTok: Paul Robeson Black history erasure is one of the most deliberate acts of cultural suppression in American history. They didn't erase Paul Robeson because he was weak. They erased him because he was the most powerful Black man in the room. Time Magazine called him "probably the most famous living Negro" in 1943. He spoke more than 20 languages, dominated the football field, earned his place on the world stage, and then used that platform to name the injustice of Jim Crow out loud. The government responded by collapsing his income from $150,000 to less than $3,000, revoking his passport, and removing his name from library shelves. Why was Paul Robeson's passport revoked? Because he refused to be silent about what America was doing to Black people at home and abroad. What happened to Paul Robeson's legacy? It was systematically buried so our children would never know a Black man could be both an athlete and a Rhodes Scholar at the same time. Today we show our children Black excellence only in sports. Paul Robeson proved that was never the limit. Learn what they didn't teach you at thegarveyclassroom.com. Say his name tonight. #MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory365 #TheGarveyClassroom #BlackParents #PaulRobeson

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