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Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson (November 8, 1853 – January 20, 1904) was a Quaker schoolteacher; the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey and the mother of Paul Robeson and his siblings.
Learn about the life and legacy of Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson, the mother of Paul Robeson and a descendant of free Blacks. Find out how she became a teacher, a mother of seven, and a victim of a fatal fire.
Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, N.J. to William D. Robeson, a Presbyterian, and schoolteacher Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson, a Quaker. In 1858, his father had escaped from enslavement in North Carolina via the Underground Railroad.
Learn about Paul Robeson's mother, Maria Louisa Bustill, a free Black Quaker from Philadelphia who worked for abolition and education. She died in 1904 when Paul was six years old.
Paul Robeson's mother, Maria Louisa Bustill, died when he was six years old. The Bustill family is one of the oldest black families in America.
Learn about Maria Louisa Bustill, the mother of Paul Robeson, the world's most famous African American in the first half of the twentieth century. She was a teacher, a member of a prominent Quaker family, and a fugitive from enslavement.
29. Apr. 2022 · Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson was a Quaker schoolteacher; the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey and the mother of Paul Robeson and his siblings.
