Paul Robeson (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Martin Duberman
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Biography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Segregation or integration, Social action, Acting or actors, Racism, Slavery or slaves, Singing or singers, Liberalism, Theater
- Locales: New York, Paris, France, London, England, Moscow, Russia, Princeton, NJ
Even a partial list of Paul Robeson’s achievements is the stuff of legends: He was an All-American football player; an enormously gifted, world-famous singer; and an actor whose performances in classic and modern plays were landmarks. Yet as a black man in a period of both subtle and blatant racism, and as an outspoken advocate of peace, equality, and freedom in a period marked by colonialism, conservatism, and anti-Communism, Robeson was an easy target for repeated attacks.
Besides talent, Robeson also possessed a remarkable amount of discipline and self-control, perhaps...
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