Paul Robeson : film pioneer / Scott Allen Nollen.

"This is the first book-length study of African American Renaissance man Paul Robeson (1898-1976). Singer, actor, author, lawyer, athlete, pacifist and civil rights activist, Robeson was also the first African American to receive top billing in motion pictures. Two appendices cover Robeson's film wo...

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Main Author: Nollen, Scott Allen
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2010.
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Physical Description:vii, 207 pages : illustrations
Format: Book

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