Paul Robeson: The Years of Promise and Achievement

Sheila Tully Boyle,Andrew Bunie

Paul Robeson: The Years of Promise and Achievement
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Country
United States
Published
30 September 2005
Pages
568
ISBN
9781558495050

Paul Robeson: The Years of Promise and Achievement

Sheila Tully Boyle,Andrew Bunie

A compelling biography of a great American in his formative years The son of a former slave, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) rose to become an All-American athlete, Phi Beta Kappa student, internationally celebrated singer and actor, and champion of racial equality. Yet despite his courage and many accomplishments, he could not overcome the combined effects of racism and McCarthyism. He was forced to live his last years in internal exile under FBI surveillance, without the respect he deserved. This massively researched biography takes Robeson from his humble beginnings in rural New Jersey to international fame on the eve of World War II. It presents a fully rounded picture - a portrait that corrects, supplements, and revises previous work on Robeson and his circle.

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