TY - BOOK AU - Swindall,Lindsey R. TI - Paul Robeson: a life of activism and art T2 - The library of African American biography SN - 1299141463 AV - E185.97.R63 S948 2013eb U1 - 782.0092B 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Lanham, MD PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. KW - Robeson, Paul, KW - Robeson, Paul KW - African Americans KW - Biography KW - African American political activists KW - African American singers KW - African American athletes KW - African American authors KW - Harlem Renaissance KW - Noirs américains KW - Biographies KW - Activistes noirs américains KW - Chanteurs noirs américains KW - Sportifs noirs américains KW - Écrivains noirs américains KW - aat KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Composers & Musicians KW - bisacsh KW - MUSIC KW - Instruction & Study KW - Voice KW - Lyrics KW - Printed Music KW - Vocal KW - fast KW - Political and social views KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Scholar athlete -- Renaissance man -- World citizen -- People's artist -- Cold warrior -- Final curtain N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=539131 ER -