Paul Robeson (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Virginia Hamilton
- First Published: 1974
- Time of Work: 1898–1974
- Setting: New York, London, and Moscow
- Principal Characters: Paul Robeson, Eslanda Goode Robeson, Paul Robeson, Jr., Lawrence Brown, Eugene O’Neill, Harry S. Truman
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Social action, Acting or actors, Communism or communists, Politics, Racism, Singing or singers, Spirituals, Biography
- Locales: New York, London, England, Moscow, Russia
Form and Content
Virginia Hamilton’s Paul Robeson: The Life and Times of a Free Black Man has several purposes. Foremost is her narrative of Robeson’s life and career in music, on the stage, and in the political arena. Second, the book is in large part a reconsideration—almost, at times, a defense—of Robeson’s political stances, stances that were to make him one of the most controversial figures of the fledgling American Civil Rights movement. Third, it is a social history describing the situation of African Americans in the middle of the twentieth century. As...
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