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Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art

Title
Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art / Lindsey R. Swindall.
Author
Swindall, Lindsey R., 1977-
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

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Description
x, 201 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
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.--INSIDE COVER.
Series Statement
The library of African American biography
Uniform Title
Library of African-American biography.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Scholar athlete -- Renaissance man -- World citizen -- People's artist -- Cold warrior -- Final curtain.
Call Number
Sc E 13-1029
ISBN
  • 9781442207936
  • 1442207930
LCCN
  • 2012046652
  • 40022115215
OCLC
809615978
Author
Swindall, Lindsey R., 1977-
Title
Paul Robeson : a life of activism and art / Lindsey R. Swindall.
Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The library of African American biography
Library of African-American biography.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40022115215
Research Call Number
Sc E 13-1029
JNE 13-160
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