Read complete books and articles on: Paul Robeson

Robeson, Paul - rōbˈsən, 1898–1976, American actor and bass singer, b. Princeton, N.J. The son of a runaway slave who became a minister, Robeson graduated first from Rutgers (1919), where he was an All-American football player, and then from Columbia Univ. law school (1923). He began his acting career in 1924 with the Provincetown Players. With a resonant voice and the

9 of the Best Books and Articles on: Paul Robeson

as selected by Questia librarians

1.

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939 » Read Now
by Paul Robeson Jr. 384 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth...
Read More

The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. Now his son, Paul Robeson Jr., traces the dramatic arc of his rise to fame, painting a definitive picture of Paul Robeson's formative years. His father was an escaped slave; his mother, a descendent of freedmen; and his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Eslanda Cardozo Goode. With a law degree from Columbia University; a professional football career; title roles in Eugene O'Neill's plays and in Shakespeare's Othello; and a concert career in America and Europe, Robeson dominated his era. This unprecedented biography reveals the depth of Robeson's cultural scholarship, explores the contradictions he bridged in his personal and political life, and describes his emergence as a symbol of the anticolonial and antifascist struggles. Filled with previously unpublished photographs and source materials from the private diaries and letters of Paul and Eslanda Robeson, this is the epic story of a forerunner who now stands as one of America's greatest heroes.
Show less
2.

Paul Robeson, the Great Forerunner » Read Now
by Freedomways. 396 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Compiled by the editors of Freedomways. Tributes to Robeson in prose and poetry by his contemporaries. Selections from Robeson's own writings. Foreword to this edition by Ernest Kaiser. Updated bibliography.
3.

The Young Paul Robeson: On My Journey Now » Read Now
by Lloyd L. Brown. 188 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Lloyd L. Brown, close friend of Paul Robeson for over 25 years, has now produced an illuminating portrait of this remarkable Afro-American, drawing on much original material and providing a narrative of his life from Princetown to Harlem.
4.

Freedomways Reader: Prophets in Their Own Country (Chap. 2 "The Battleground Is Here" by Paul Robeson and Chap. 25 "Selected Speeches and Writings on Peace" by Paul Robeson) » Read Now
by Esther Cooper Jackson, Constance Pohl. 382 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library
5.

Paul Robeson and the Black Press: The 1950 Passport Controversy, in The Journal of African American History » Read Now
by Barbara J. Beeching. 16 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
6.

Performing Black-Jewish Symbiosis: The "Hassidic Chant" of Paul Robeson, in American Jewish History » Read Now
by Jonathan Karp. 29 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
7.

Shakespeare in Sable: A History of Black Shakespearean Actors (Information on Paul Robeson in Chap. 7 "Broadway and Beyond") » Read Now
by Errol Hill. 216 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
8.

Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora since 1787 ("Paul Leroy Robeson" begins on p. 159) » Read Now
by Hakim Adi, Marika Sherwood. 211 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Pan-African History brings together Pan-Africanist thinkers and activists from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds of the past two-hundred years. Included are well-known figures such as Malcolm X, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kwame Nkrumah, and Martin Delany, and the authors' original research on lesser-known...
Read More

Pan-African History brings together Pan-Africanist thinkers and activists from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds of the past two-hundred years. Included are well-known figures such as Malcolm X, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kwame Nkrumah, and Martin Delany, and the authors' original research on lesser-known figures such as Constance Cummings-John and DusÃ© Mohammed Ali reveals exciting new aspects of Pan-African activism.
Show less
9.

Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre » Read Now
by Allen Woll. 362 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

Documentation for approximately three hundred shows is provided in this unique reference book. The title of each show is followed by its theatre, opening date, number of performances, complete list of creative personnel, cast credits, and, where appropriate, a list of the show's songs. Biographical entries are also included.