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.
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
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2013.
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
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Contents:
- 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.