Author: Paul RobesonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Tribute to Paul Robeson
Author: Paul RobesonA Tribute to Paul Robeson
Author: Eve Nussbaum SoumeraiPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Paul Robeson
Author: Saul J. TurellConstant Star
Author: Eusi KwayanaPaul Robeson
Author: Ernest KaiserPublisher: INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS CO
ISBN: 9780717807246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
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.
A German Tribute to Paul Robeson
Author: William L. PattersonPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Eslanda
Author: Barbara RansbyPublisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642596795
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson lived a colorful and amazing life. Her career and commitments took her many places: colonial Africa in 1936, the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, the founding meeting of the United Nations, Nazi-occupied Berlin, Stalin's Russia, and China two months after Mao's revolution. She was a woman of unusual accomplishment—an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie to the role of Mrs. Paul Robeson, a wife hidden in the large shadow cast by her famous husband. In this masterful book, biographer Barbara Ransby refocuses attention on Essie, one of the most important and fascinating black women of the twentieth century. Chronicling Essie's eventful life, the book explores her influence on her husband's early career and how she later achieved her own unique political voice. Essie's friendships with a host of literary icons and world leaders, her renown as a fierce defender of justice, her defiant testimony before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous anti-communist committee, and her unconventional open marriage that endured for over 40 years—all are brought to light in the pages of this inspiring biography. Essie's indomitable personality shines through, as do her contributions to United States and twentieth-century world history.
Ninetieth Birthday Tribute to Paul Robeson
Author: Moonstone, IncPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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The GLC Present Paul Robeson
Author: Paul Robeson
Author: Martin DubermanPublisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620976617
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson—one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century—adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson biographer "As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this." —Paul Robeson Paul Robeson was destined for greatness. The son of an ex-slave who upon his college graduation ranked first in his class, Robeson was proclaimed the future "leader of the colored race in America." Although a graduate of Columbia Law School, he abandoned his law career (and the racism he encountered there) and began a hugely successful career as an internationally celebrated actor and singer. The predictions seemed to have been correct—Paul Robeson's triumphs on the stage earned him esteem among white and Black Americans across the country, although his daring and principled activism eventually made him an outcast from the entertainment industry, and his radical views made many consider him a public enemy. With the original biography lavishly praised in the Washington Post as "enthralling . . . a marvelous story marvelously told," this will be a thrilling new addition to the young adult canon. Featuring contextualizing sidebars, explanations of key terms, and photographs from Paul Robeson's life and times, Paul Robeson: No One Can Silence Me will introduce readers in middle and high school to the inspiring and complicated life of one of America's most fascinating figures, whose story of artistry, heroism, conviction, and conflict is newly relevant today.