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Template:TOCnestleft Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee was set by Chicago based socialists, headed by Mark Rogovin, to mark 100th the anniversary of Paul Robeson's birthday in 1998.

Postage stamp campaign

The campaign to have a Paul Robeson stamp issued began in 1997, one year before the centennial of his birth. The Chicago-based Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee started a petition, which they sent to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. Despite the 90,000 signatures and "massive public support", the committee rejected the stamp. By the time they agreed to issue the stamp, the Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee had collected nearly 250,000 signatures^[1].

However, the campaign’s success is not limited to the stamp’s approval. The work that went into the campaign also did much to educate the American people about Robeson’s life.

Mark Rogovin, of the Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee, stated, “we had this idea about pushing for the stamp and we obtained contacts from all over the United States in connection with the 100th birthday celebrations…. Many thousands or even tens of thousands of signatures were gathered at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History. Every day, busloads of school children would visit the museum on field trips, learn about Robeson, and sign the petition.

Acknowledgments

Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee "With recognition to those who launched this campaign and those who gave guidance and leadership to the Committee’s activities."

George Bailey, Timuel Black, Dr. Margaret Burroughs, Fred Fine, Don Goldhamer, Kevin Horton, Ife McWorter, Nancy Mikelsons, Joe Powers, Sr., Ramon Price, Mark Rogovin, William Scott, Woodie T. White.

City of Chicago, Dept. of Cultural Affairs For their commitment to the Paul Robeson Centennial Campaign and their funding which helped make this publication possible.

Prof. Andrew Pickett The authors gratefully acknowledge his important research for the expanded second edition of this publication.

Cathy Campo For her seemingly unending work over the past 4 years in entering all stages of this document on her computer–handling endless additions and corrections as well as formatting and layout.

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+'''Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee''' was  set by Chicago based socialists, headed by [[Mark Rogovin]], to  mark 100th  the anniversary of [[Paul Robeson]]'s birthday in 1998.
+==Postage stamp campaign==
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+The campaign to have a [[Paul Robeson]] stamp issued began in 1997, one year before the centennial of his birth. The Chicago-based Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee started a petition, which they sent to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.  Despite the 90,000 signatures and "massive public support", the committee rejected the stamp. By the time they agreed to issue the stamp, the Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee had collected nearly 250,000 signatures<ref>http://www.yclusa.org/article/view/1550/1/293</ref>.
+:''However, the campaign’s success is not limited to the stamp’s approval. The work that went into the campaign also did much to educate the American people about Robeson’s life.''
+[[Mark Rogovin]], of the Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee, stated, “''we had this idea about pushing for the stamp and we obtained contacts from all over the United States in connection with the 100th birthday celebrations…. Many thousands or even tens of thousands of signatures were gathered at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History. Every day, busloads of school children would visit the museum on field trips, learn about Robeson, and sign the petition''.
+==Acknowledgments==
+Paul Robeson 100th Birthday Committee "With recognition to those who launched this campaign and those who gave guidance and leadership to the Committee’s activities."
+[[George Bailey]], [[Timuel Black]], Dr. [[Margaret Burroughs]], [[Fred Fine]], [[Don Goldhamer]], [[Kevin Horton]], [[Ife McWorter]], [[Nancy Mikelsons]], [[Joe Powers, Sr.]], [[Ramon Price]], [[Mark Rogovin]], [[William Scott]], [[Woodie T. White]].
+City of Chicago, Dept. of Cultural Affairs For their commitment to the Paul Robeson Centennial Campaign and their funding which helped make this publication possible.
+Prof. [[Andrew Pickett]] The authors gratefully acknowledge his important research for the expanded second edition of this publication.
+[[Cathy Campo]] For her seemingly unending work over the past 4 years in entering all stages of this document on her computer–handling endless additions and corrections as well as formatting and layout.
+[[Cynthia Van Swearingen]] For continually scouring the Internet and downloading the FBI Robeson files and other historical references<ref>http://www.cpsr.cs.uchicago.edu/robeson/links/chicago/ack_org6.html</ref>.
+==Volunteers and interns==
+<div style="column-count:5;-moz-column-count:5;-webkit-column-count:5">
 *[[Aaron  Adler]] & [[Alice Adler]]
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 *[[Jeff Brown]]
-*[[Lloyd L. Brown]]
+*[[Lloyd Brown]]
 *[[Betty Burch]]
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 *[[Richard Criley]]
-Brad Cummings, Leon Des Pres, Doug Deuchler, Joan Elbert, Laverna Evans, Linda Evans, Ishmael Flory, Darren Foster, Pat Frackner, Harry Gaynor, Dr. Leo Goldman, Glennon Graham, P. Keith Gregg, Ralph R. Gross, Chuck & Bobby Hall, Andrew Heard, Kenan Heise, Amy Henderson, Milton Herst, Hal Higgins, Alison Hinderliter, Rev. Phil Hogan, Chester Holliday, Lynda Hoornbeek, Rudy Horn, Michael E. Jackson, Bob James, Leonard & Margaret Karlin, Clarmarie I. Keenan, Scott Kingwill, Ira Kipnis, Tabatha Russell-Koylass, Sue Kling, Alston L. Lambert, Charles Laurier, Kevin Lindemann, Frank Lipo, Peggy Lipschutz, Victoria Malone, Corwin Marblee, Sparky Marco, Robert Marsh, Marvin Marshall, Scott Marshall, Michelle Melin-Rogovin, Anita Miller, Phyllis Morgan, Sue Moss, Archie Motley, Dave Newbart, Rose Oplatka, Cleodia O’Quinn, Sid Ordower, James O’Shea, Robin Anne O'Sullivan, Beth Pagel, Lou & Edna Pardo, Johnnie Mae Parks, Andrew Patner, Rev. Charles Payne, Eden Pearlman, Kathy Pearson, Robert B. Powers, Marilyn Pratt, Ramon Price, Esther Prinz, Patrick M. Quinn, Jim Raffensperger, Rev. Lewis Rawls, Rev. Theodore Richardson, Dr. William Roach, Frank L. Rosen, John Rosenkranz, Norman Ross, John Rossen, Norman Roth, Tabath Russell-Koylass, Prof. Arthur Sabin, Evelyn Salk, Peggy & Noah Schatz, Amy Sherd, Anatol Schlosser, Mary Schmuttenmaer, Rima Schultz, Howard Schwartz, Norman Schwartz, Mary Serantoni, Rev. Clarice Setser, Ian Shaw, Ruth Tregay Siegel, Libby Snow, Jeanne Spencer, Virginia Stansbury, Robert Starks, Stacey Steward, Robert Stone, Brenda Nelson Strauss, Eva Strobeck, Sterling Stuckey, Zita Stukas, Cynthia Van Swearingen, Bart Swindall, Laurie Tanenbaum, Andrea Telli, Carol Townsend, Steve Treffman, Tricia Trilli, Richard F. Tryba, Frank Villella, Don Vogel, Katherine Wales, Maureen Walsh, Deborah Webb, Eila Weisman, Molly West, Thomas White, Sidney Williams, Jr., Prof. Thomas L. Willis, Milt Wolff, LeRoy Wolins, Olivetta Wooldridge, Tim Yeager
+*[[Brad Cummings]]
+*[[Leon Despres]]
+*[[Doug Deuchler]]
+*[[Joan Elbert]]
+*[[Laverna Evans]]
+*[[Linda Evans]]
+*[[Ishmael Flory]]
+*[[Darren Foster]]
+*[[Pat Frackner]]
+*[[Harry Gaynor]]
+*Dr. [[Leo Goldman]]
+*[[Glennon Graham]]
+*P. [[Keith Gregg]]
+*[[Ralph Gross]]
+*[[Chuck Hall]] & [[Bobby Hall]]
+*[[Andrew Heard]]
+*[[Kenan Heise]]
+*[[Amy Henderson]]
+*[[Milton Herst]]
+*[[Hal Higgins]]
+*[[Alison Hinderliter]]
+*Rev. [[Phil Hogan]]
+*[[Chester Holliday]]
+*[[Lynda Hoornbeek]]
+*[[Rudy Horn]]
+*[[Michael Jackson]]
+*[[Bob James]]
+*[[Leonard Karlin]] & [[Margaret Karlin]]
+*[[Clarmarie Keenan]]
+*[[Scott Kingwill]]
+*[[Ira Kipnis]]
+*[[Tabatha Russell-Koylass]]
+*[[Susan Kling]]
+*[[Alston Lambert]]
+*[[Charles Laurier]]
+*[[Kevin Lindeman]]
+*[[Frank Lipo]]
+*[[Peggy Lipschutz]]
+*[[Victoria Malone]]
+*[[Corwin Marblee]]
+*[[Sparky Marco]]
+*[[Robert Marsh]]
+*[[Marvin Marshall]]
+*[[Scott Marshall]]
+*[[Michelle Melin-Rogovin]]
+*[[Anita Miller]]
+*[[Phyllis Morgan]]
+*[[Sue Moss]]
+*[[Archie Motley]]
+*[[Dave Newbart]]
+*[[Rose Oplatka]]
+*[[Cleodia O’Quinn]]
+*[[Sid Ordower]]
+*[[James O’Shea]]
+*[[Robin Anne O'Sullivan]]
+*[[Beth Pagel]]
+*[[Lou Pardo]] & [[Edna Pardo]]
+*[[Johnnie Mae Parks]]
+*[[Andrew Patner]]
+*Rev. [[Charles Payne]]
+*[[Eden Pearlman]]
+*[[Kathy Pearson]]
+*[[Robert Powers]]
+*[[Marilyn Pratt]]
+*[[Ramon Price]]
+*[[Esther Prinz]]
+*[[Patrick Quinn]]
+*[[Jim Raffensperger]]
+*Rev. [[Lewis Rawls]]
+*Rev. [[Theodore Richardson]]
+*Dr. [[William Roach]]
+*[[Frank  Rosen]]
+*[[John Rosenkranz]]
+*[[Norman Ross]]
+*[[John Rossen]]
+*[[Norman Roth]]
+*Prof. [[Arthur Sabin]]
+*[[Evelyn Salk]]
+*[[Peggy Schatz]] & [[Noah Schatz]]
+*[[Amy Sherd]]
+*[[Anatol Schlosser]]
+*[[Mary Schmuttenmaer]]
+*[[Rima Schultz]]
+*[[Howard Schwartz]]
+*[[Norman Schwartz]]
+*[[Mary Serantoni]]
+*Rev. [[Clarice Setser]]
+*[[Ian Shaw]]
+*[[Ruth Tregay Siegel]]
+*[[Libby Snow]]
+*[[Jeanne Spencer]]
+*[[Virginia Stansbury]]
+*[[Robert Starks]]
+*[[Stacey Steward]]
+*[[Robert Stone]]
+*[[Brenda Nelson Strauss]]
+*[[Eva Strobeck]]
+*[[Sterling Stuckey]]
+*[[Zita Stukas]]
+*[[Cynthia Van Swearingen]]
+*[[Bart Swindall]]
+*[[Laurie Tanenbaum]]
+*[[Andrea Telli]]
+*[[Carol Townsend]]
+*[[Steve Treffman]]
+*[[Tricia Trilli]]
+*[[Richard Tryba]]
+*[[Frank Villella]]
+*[[Don Vogel]]
+*[[Katherine Wales]]
+*[[Maureen Walsh]]
+*[[Deborah Webb]]
+*[[Eila Weisman]]
+*[[Molly West]]
+*[[Thomas White]]
+*[[Sidney Williams Jr]]
+*Prof. [[Thomas Willis]]
+*[[Milton Wolff]]
+*[[LeRoy Wolins]]
+*[[Olivetta Wooldridge]]
+*[[Tim Yeager]]<ref>http://www.cpsr.cs.uchicago.edu/robeson/links/chicago/ack_org6.html</ref>
+</div>
+==References==
+{{reflist|2}}
+[[Category:Events]]

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