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Most likely Witherspoon St. Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, via “William Drew Robeson (1844–1918),” Wikipedia
William Drew Robeson I. William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the father of Paul Robeson and the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901.
Each weekday during Black History Month, we will offer a series of vignettes from Robeson’s life as a prelude to his birthday celebration from April 8-15, 2023. The series will remind the country and the world of Robeson’s contributions, and the price he paid for speaking out against racism and oppression. Robeson was born on April 9, 1898.
On June 25, 1876, Robeson was called to the pastorate of the newly formed Church of the Covenant (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), organized just the year before by African American members of other Presbyterian churches. He undertook the pastorate of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church (Princeton, N.J.) in 1879. Installation of William Drew Robeson, 25 ...
William Drew Robeson I was the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901 and the father of Paul Robeson. The Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church had been built for its black members by the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton.
Founded. 1732. Founder. Cyrus Bustill. Connected families. Robeson family. Douglass family. The Bustill family is a prominent American family of largely African, European and Lenape Native American descent. The family has included artists, educators, journalists and activists, both against slavery and against Jim Crow.
Louisa Bustill met William Drew Robeson I (1845-1918) when he was a student at Lincoln University. She was already teaching at the Robert Vaux School for black children. Robeson had escaped slavery in North Carolina and come north with his brother Ezekiel at age 15, and worked for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
