Editing Paul Robeson (section)

====Europe====
After Robeson's passport was returned in June 1958, he immediately left the U.S. for Europe.<ref name=":Gao" />{{Rp|page=116}} He embarked on a world tour using London as his base.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Robeson, Part IV: Erasure from Historical Memory |last=Puckett |first=John L. |publisher=West Philadelphia Collaborative History |url=https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/paul-robeson-part-iv-erasure-historical-memory}}</ref> He gave 28 performances in towns and cities around Great Britain. In April 1959, he starred in [[Tony Richardson]]'s production of ''[[Othello]]'' at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RSC Performances{{!}}OTH195904-Othellos-Shakespeare |url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/oth195904 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Shakespeare Birthplace Trust |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912160240/https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/oth195904 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Moscow in August 1959, he received a tumultuous reception at the [[Luzhniki Stadium]] where he sang classic Russian songs along with American standards.{{sfn|Duberman|1989|p=469}} Robeson and Essie then flew to Yalta to rest and spend time with [[Nikita Khrushchev]].{{sfn|Duberman|1989|pp=469–470}}

On October 11, 1959, Robeson took part in a service at London's [[St Paul's Cathedral]], the first black performer to sing there.{{sfn|Duberman|1989|p=471}}

On a trip to Moscow, Robeson experienced bouts of dizziness and heart problems and was hospitalized for two months while Essie was diagnosed with operable cancer.{{sfn|Robeson|1981|p=218}} He recovered and returned to Great Britain to visit the [[National Eisteddfod of Wales]].<!--disjointed-->

In 1960, in what was his final concert performance in Great Britain, Robeson sang to raise money for the [[Movement for Colonial Freedom]] at the [[Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Daniel G. |date=2015 |title=Wales Unchained: Literature, politics and identity in the American century |page=76 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-1783162147 |url={{google books |plain-url=y |id=378mDAAAQBAJ|page=76}} }}</ref>