Paul Robeson : a watched man / Jordan Goodman.

Documents the African-American singer's achievements as both a performer and a political activist who vocally supported civil rights throughout the world, risking his career to raise awareness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodman, Jordan
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Verso, 2013.
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Physical Description:xiv, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Preface. In the presence of greatness -- Introduction. Being Paul Robeson, becoming radical -- Europe 1949. Postwar Britain ; Peace talks in the Salle Pleyel ; Garbled words ; Legal lynching, Jersey style -- New York and Washington, D.C. 1949. Strike two ; Like a duck ; I am a radical ; Peekskill -- Jim Crow's world. Strike three ; But not out ; Lynching, Southern style -- Passport control. The longest undefended border ; A political meddler ; A cruel, criminal libel ; You are the un-Americans -- Let Robeson go. Kent v. Dulles ; Telling America's story ; Free at last? ; The final tour -- Epilogue. Freedomways. 
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