Eslanda ("Essie") Cardozo Goode Robeson was the wife of an American bass singer who become involved with what?
Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson (pronounced ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. At Rutgers College, he was an outstanding American football player, and then had an international career in singing, with a distinctive, powerful, deep bass voice, as well as acting in theater and movies. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
Karen Deal Karen Deal (died 2010) was a musician from Tampa, Florida and a member of bands such as Johnny Charrow Review as their keyboard player. She was also a member of a local psychedelic rock band called The Mod Squad. She was married to Marty Balin, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane.