First published in 1958, these are the memoirs of black actor Paul Robeson, who had a fascination with the Soviet Union, advocated African independence and fiercely criticized racism in American society.
Paul Robeson was one of the world's great interpretive artists. The son of an escaped slave, he rose from humble beginnings to become a true Renaissance Man -- all-around athlete, scholar, orator, and linguist, fluent in more than twenty languages, and a dazzling star in theater, film, and on the concert stage. Written by Robeson's granddaughter, ...
This award-winning life of Paul Robeson--scholar, athlete, entertainer, political activist--by playwright/historian Martin Duberman stands out for its treatment of its subject and for the example it sets of biography as a genre.
This award-winning life of Paul Robeson--scholar, athlete, entertainer, political activist--by playwright/historian Martin Duberman stands out for its treatment of its subject and for the example it sets of biography as a genre.
Richard Dyer's classic study of movie stars and stardom has been updated for a second edition, with a new introduction by the author discussing the rise of celebrity culture and developments in the study of stars since publication of the first edition in 1986. Dyer's illuminating study is based around case studies of three major stars: Marilyn ...
Written by his own son, this life of Robeson (1898-1976) intimately reveals the details of his influential life as a cultural and political icon. An African-American scholar, singer, and athlete, Robeson, the son of an ex-slave, became an outspoken proponent of racial equality.
Little Catfish knows that something is missing from his street. For one thing, there are hardly any stores--his grandma has to take two city buses to the market--and there is only one lonely tree left standing on the block. Even the Regal Theater is run-down. Little Catfish's friend Mr. Odell says that the biggest stars used to appear at the Regal ...
Compiled by the editors of Freedomways. Tributes to Robeson in prose and poetry by his contemporaries. Selections from Robeson's own writings. Foreword to this edition by Ernest Kaiser. Updated bibliography.
Famous as a football star and prizewinning student, then acclaimed as a world-class concert singer and record-breaking actor on stage and screen, Paul Robeson became one of Americas most controversial figures during the Cold War. Now for the first time there is an illuminating, firsthand view of this remarkable African American by a writer who is ...
This biography of civil rights leader, performer, scholar, and athlete Paul Robeson (1898-1976) explores his early life in rural New Jersey as the child of an ex-slave, and progresses through his achievements. The volume also studies the tragedy of his last years, during which he was a victim of lingering McCarthyism.
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