Paul Robeson
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 both the NFL...
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| description | 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 both the NFL and Hollywood and become one of the most important political activists of his generation - battling both Jim Crow and Joseph McCarthy. Gerald Horne's new 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. This critical and searching account provides an opportunity for readers to comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of the revolutionary progressive movement of which he was not just a part, but, perhaps, its most resonant symbol. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-266262025-07-30T06:41:18Z Paul Robeson Horne, Gerald History London Moscow United States thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas 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 both the NFL and Hollywood and become one of the most important political activists of his generation - battling both Jim Crow and Joseph McCarthy. Gerald Horne's new 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. This critical and searching account provides an opportunity for readers to comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of the revolutionary progressive movement of which he was not just a part, but, perhaps, its most resonant symbol. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-05-18 23:55 2020-03-17 03:00:30 2020-04-01T12:44:51Z 2016-01-01 book 650017 OCN: 945783900 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30083 9781783717552 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26626 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30083/1/650017.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30083/1/650017.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30083/1/650017.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30083/1/650017.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30083/1/650017.pdf Pluto Press cdf55516-7e48-4edb-898e-73aa7305a12c Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781783717552 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 103444 KU Round 2 open access |
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