The woman Paul Robeson married, Eslanda (Essie) Cardozo Goode, was descended from mixed racial stock. Her great-grandfather, Isaac Nunez Cardozo, came from a Spanish Jewish family. He married an octoroon slave in Charleston, South Carolina. Essie's grandfather, Francis Lewis, Cardozo, was a prominent politician and activist for rights for black Americans. Her mother, Eslanda Goode, was light skinned and could pass as white, but she identified as black. Based on my reading the book I cited earlier, I believe that Essie Robeson identified strongly as a black American. Like her husband Paul, she was active in the cause of rights for black Americans. Like Paul, she was harrassed by HUAC for her dedication to the cause.