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Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary

Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary

Paperback

Series: Revolutionary Lives

ArtistsEntertainment & Performing ArtsBiographies General

ISBN10: 0745335322
ISBN13: 9780745335322
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: Jan 20 2016
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
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 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 Robeson was not just a part, but, perhaps, its most resonant symbol.

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