Paul Robeson was a towering figure in American culture, conquering many disparate venuesâfrom football and film to law to Shakespeare. An extraordinary athlete-scholar-actor-singer, Robeson also became a crusader for human rights. And though he was admired by many, his controversial support of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the era of McCarthyism led to ostracism and his declining health.
In Robeson: An American Ballad, Arnold H. Lubasch chronicles the remarkable life of this twentieth-century original. In this concise and readable account, Lubaschâa New York Times veteran for almost 40 yearsâreports on Robeson's life story more accurately and clearly than any previous books.
In addition to detailing the highs and lows of Robeson's life and career, Lubasch offers several personal anecdotes about this American icon, and includes commentary on the 100th-anniversary celebration of Robeson's birth. This engaging work will be of interest to virtually everyone, but especially to scholars and students of U.S. and African American history and culture.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Destinyâs Child
- Chapter 2: Robeson of Rutgers
- Chapter 3: Columbia and Essie
- Chapter 4: Provincetown Players
- Chapter 5: Voice of a People
- Chapter 6: âOlâ Man Riverâ
- Chapter 7: Othello in London
- Chapter 8: Road to Moscow
- Chapter 9: Turning Left
- Chapter 10: I Have Made My Choice
- Chapter 11: âBallad for Americansâ
- Chapter 12: Othello on Broadway
- Chapter 13: Confronting the President
- Chapter 14: Campaign for Wallace
- Chapter 15: Paris and Peekskill
- Chapter 16: The Red and the Black
- Chapter 17: You Are the Un-Americans
- Chapter 18: His Last Hurrah
- Chapter 19: Home to Harlem
- Chapter 20: Our Tallest Tree Has Fallen
- Postscript
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Author
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