Horne, Gerald,
Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne. - 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations. - Revolutionary lives . - Revolutionary lives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The best known American in the world" -- Rising star -- Rising revolutionary -- From Moscow to Madrid -- "The tallest tree in our forest" -- "Black Stalin"? -- Robeson: Primary victim of the "Blacklist" -- Britain beckons -- Triumph -- and tragedy -- Death of a revolutionary.
A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon the theater and Hollywood to become one of the most important political activists of his generation. Gerald Horne's biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, and for international socialism. -- from back cover.
9781783717552 (e-book)
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 --Political activity.
African American singers--Biography.
Singers--United States--Biography.
African American actors--Biography.
Political activists--United States--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
Electronic books.
E185.97.R63 / H67 2016eb
900
Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne. - 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations. - Revolutionary lives . - Revolutionary lives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The best known American in the world" -- Rising star -- Rising revolutionary -- From Moscow to Madrid -- "The tallest tree in our forest" -- "Black Stalin"? -- Robeson: Primary victim of the "Blacklist" -- Britain beckons -- Triumph -- and tragedy -- Death of a revolutionary.
A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon the theater and Hollywood to become one of the most important political activists of his generation. Gerald Horne's biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, and for international socialism. -- from back cover.
9781783717552 (e-book)
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 --Political activity.
African American singers--Biography.
Singers--United States--Biography.
African American actors--Biography.
Political activists--United States--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
Electronic books.
E185.97.R63 / H67 2016eb
900