In 1919, Paul Robeson graduated from Rutgers University as valedictorian and the only Black student of his class. Over the past century, Rutgers has honored Robeson through several dedications and memorial celebrations. On October 19, Rutgers unveiled their latest dedication – a new mural at the football stadium. Painted by Rutgers alumnus Alonzo Adams, Robeson’s mural is displayed on a wall behind the student section in Rutger’s SHI Stadium. It is a reproduction of a painting Adams made in the 1980s that currently hangs in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center on the Rutgers University-Busch campus. Born in 1898 in Princeton,
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