Paul Robeson House & Museum Juneteenth Free Museum Day

About this event

The West Philadelphia rowhouse where singer, actor, athlete, and civil rights activist Paul Robeson lived the final decade of his life (1966-1976) opens free to the public as part of Wawa Welcome America's Free Museum Days. Docent-led tours trace Robeson's career from Rutgers football star and Othello on Broadway to outspoken global advocate for Black liberation, anti-colonialism, and labor rights, and the cost he paid when the U.S. revoked his passport during the McCarthy era. Juneteenth programming connects Robeson's fight for equity to contemporary social justice with spoken-word performances, a community archive display, and conversations about Black artistry as freedom work. A signature stop on Philadelphia's African American heritage circuit.