Paul Robeson
Subtitle: the years of promise and achievement
By: Sheila Tully Boyle & Andrew Bunie.
Contributors: Bunie, Andrew.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 521
Subjects: Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 -- Childhood and youth.; African Americans -- Biography.; Singers -- United States -- Biography.; Actors -- United States -- Biography.; Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The son of a former slave, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) rose to become an All-American athlete, a Phi Beta Kappa student, an internationally celebrated singer and actor, and a 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-495) and index.