On 13 May 1949, Black communist singer and actor Paul Robeson visited Woolmet colliery near Edinburgh. After meeting with miners and union members, he performed a beautiful rendition of his song, "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night" to the workers in the local union hall. Earlier in the decade he portrayed a miner working in Wales. This is a recording of the performance and the visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bezsMVU7c
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"Paul Robeson and the Ballad of Joe Hill, 1949." Historianspeaks, May 14, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/paul-robeson-and-the-ballad-of-joe-hill-1949.
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