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Paul Robeson /

A biography of the African-American singer and actor who was an advocate of racial equality.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duberman, Martin B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Robeson, Paul, > 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, > 1898-1976
Robeson Paul > 1898-1976.
African American singers > Biography.
African American actors > Biography.
African American political activists > Biography.
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Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Boyhood (1898-1914)
  • Rutgers College (1915-1918)
  • Courtship and Marriage (1919-1921)
  • Provincetown Playhouse (1922-1924)
  • The Harlem Renaissance and the Spirituals (1924-1925)
  • The Launching of a Career (1925-1927)
  • Show Boat (1927-1929)
  • Othello (1930-1931)
  • The Discovery of Africa (1932-1934)
  • Berlin, Moscow, Films (1934-1937)
  • The Spanish Civil War and Emergent Politics (1938-1939)
  • The World at War (1940-1942)
  • The Broadway Othello (1942-1943)
  • The Apex of Fame (1944-1945)
  • Postwar Politics (1945-1946)
  • The Progressive Party (1947-1948)
  • The Paris Speech and After (1949)
  • Peekskill (1949)
  • The Right to Travel (1950-1952)
  • Confinement (1952-1954)
  • Breakdown (1955-1956)
  • Resurgence (1957-1958)
  • Return to Europe (1958-1960)
  • Broken Health (1961-1964)
  • Attempted Renewal (1964-1965)
  • Final Years (1966-1976).