Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Gerald, author.

Series:

Revolutionary lives.

Revolutionary lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.

Robeson, Paul.

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976--Political activity.

African American singers--Biography.

African American singers.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

African American actors--Biography.

African American actors.

Political activists--United States--Biography.

Political activists.

African American civil rights workers--Biography.

African American civil rights workers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pluto Press 2016

London : Pluto Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

"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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783717552

1783717556

OCLC:

920734903