Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art /
Swindall, Lindsey R., 1977-
Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art / Lindsey R. Swindall. - 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations - The library of African American biography . - Library of African-American biography. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scholar athlete -- Renaissance man -- World citizen -- People's artist -- Cold warrior -- Final curtain.
Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art is the biography of an African American icon and a demonstration of historian Lindsey R. Swindall's knack for thorough, detailed research and reflection. Paul Robeson was, at points in his life, an actor, singer, football player, political activist and writer, one of the most diversely talented members of the Harlem Renaissance. Swindall centers Robeson's story around the argument that while Robeson leaned toward Socialism, a Pan-African perspective is fundamental to understanding his life as an artist and political advocate. Many previous works on Robeson have focused primarily on his involvement with the US Communist Party, paying little attention to the broader African influences on his politics and art. With each chapter focused on a decade of his life, this book affords us a fresh look at his story, and the ways in which the struggles, successes and studies of his formative years came to shape him as an artist, activist and man later on. Robeson's story is one not simply of politics and protest, but of a man's lifelong evolution from an athlete to an entertainer to an indispensable man of letters and African American thought. Swindall neatly outlines the events of Robeson's life in a way that freshly presents him as a man whose work was influenced by more than just his circumstances, but by a spirit rooted in dedication to the African's place in American art and politics.
English.
1299141463 (electronic bk.) 9781299141469 (electronic bk.) 9781442207950 (electronic bk.) 1442207957 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alkaline paper) (cloth ; alkaline paper) (paper ; alkaline paper) (paper ; alkaline paper)
40022115215
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 --Political and social views.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul 1898-1976
African Americans--Biography.
African American political activists--Biography.
African American singers--Biography.
African American athletes--Biography.
African American authors--Biography.
Harlem Renaissance.
Noirs américains--Biographies.
Activistes noirs américains--Biographies.
Chanteurs noirs américains--Biographies.
Sportifs noirs américains--Biographies.
Écrivains noirs américains--Biographies.
Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem Renaissance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC--Instruction & Study--Voice.
MUSIC--Lyrics.
MUSIC--Printed Music--Vocal.
African American athletes.
African American authors.
African American political activists.
African American singers.
African Americans.
Harlem Renaissance.
Political and social views.
Electronic books.
Biography.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E185.97.R63 / S948 2013eb
782.0092 B
Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art / Lindsey R. Swindall. - 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations - The library of African American biography . - Library of African-American biography. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scholar athlete -- Renaissance man -- World citizen -- People's artist -- Cold warrior -- Final curtain.
Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art is the biography of an African American icon and a demonstration of historian Lindsey R. Swindall's knack for thorough, detailed research and reflection. Paul Robeson was, at points in his life, an actor, singer, football player, political activist and writer, one of the most diversely talented members of the Harlem Renaissance. Swindall centers Robeson's story around the argument that while Robeson leaned toward Socialism, a Pan-African perspective is fundamental to understanding his life as an artist and political advocate. Many previous works on Robeson have focused primarily on his involvement with the US Communist Party, paying little attention to the broader African influences on his politics and art. With each chapter focused on a decade of his life, this book affords us a fresh look at his story, and the ways in which the struggles, successes and studies of his formative years came to shape him as an artist, activist and man later on. Robeson's story is one not simply of politics and protest, but of a man's lifelong evolution from an athlete to an entertainer to an indispensable man of letters and African American thought. Swindall neatly outlines the events of Robeson's life in a way that freshly presents him as a man whose work was influenced by more than just his circumstances, but by a spirit rooted in dedication to the African's place in American art and politics.
English.
1299141463 (electronic bk.) 9781299141469 (electronic bk.) 9781442207950 (electronic bk.) 1442207957 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alkaline paper) (cloth ; alkaline paper) (paper ; alkaline paper) (paper ; alkaline paper)
40022115215
445396 MIL B9B95856-F931-4396-86AA-5E3DBFE45E1C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 --Political and social views.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul 1898-1976
African Americans--Biography.
African American political activists--Biography.
African American singers--Biography.
African American athletes--Biography.
African American authors--Biography.
Harlem Renaissance.
Noirs américains--Biographies.
Activistes noirs américains--Biographies.
Chanteurs noirs américains--Biographies.
Sportifs noirs américains--Biographies.
Écrivains noirs américains--Biographies.
Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem Renaissance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC--Instruction & Study--Voice.
MUSIC--Lyrics.
MUSIC--Printed Music--Vocal.
African American athletes.
African American authors.
African American political activists.
African American singers.
African Americans.
Harlem Renaissance.
Political and social views.
Electronic books.
Biography.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E185.97.R63 / S948 2013eb
782.0092 B