Interpretation & Design: the Last Residence of African-american Activist Paul Robeson

"The interpretation of an African-American cultural site requires sensitivity to both the subject and the visitors when telling the story of an often tumultuous journey through pain, tribulation, and finally on some occasions, victory. The Paul Robeson House in the Walnut Hill section of Philadelphia, seeks to tell the story of this Renaissance man, while inspiring adults and children through interpretation. The cultural significance of the Paul Robeson House is what makes it such a powerful site for African-Americans and all people who hold the right for freedom and equality as dear to their hearts as they do their own freedom. The purpose of this study is to give suggestions so that all the possibilities of interpretation of Paul Robeson and the Robeson-Forsythe House can be fully exhausted and an evocative interpretive plan be developed."

Coles, Kelli Racine (2005). Interpretation & Design: the Last Residence of African-american Activist Paul Robeson. (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.