Paul Robeson by Martin Bauml Duberman

Paul Robeson by Martin Bauml Duberman

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Zusammenfassung

This is a biography of the singer, scholar and political activist who is seen as the father of the civil rights movement in America. As a socialist he became a target of the McCarthyite witchhunts and the FBI and ended his life plagued by illness and in virtual internal exile.

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Paul Robeson by Martin Bauml Duberman

This is a biography of one of the most significant black figures in American history. A brilliant scholar and athlete, he became world famous as a singer and actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Othello in the 1944 Broadway production and for his best selling recording of "Ol' Man River". Robeson achieved notoriety through his political activities - a father of the civil rights movement, he campaigned for racial equality in America and was active internationally in struggles against Fascism. His commitment to socialism made him a prime target for the McCarthyite witchhunts of the 1950s and the FBI waged a campaign of vilification against him. Robeson was to spend his old age plagued by illness virtually in exile. Professor Duberman, who has had access to the 50,000 items in the Robeson archive, describes detail Robeson's often complex and unorthodox personal life, his stormy marriage and the inner turmoils of his enigmatic personality.
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ISBN 13 9780370305752
ISBN 10 0370305752
Titel Paul Robeson
Autor Martin Bauml Duberman
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Vintage Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr 1989-04-20
Seitenanzahl 804
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