Paul Robeson: A Life Of Activism And Art (Library Of African American Biography)

This book locates Robeson's extraordinary accomplishments in the tumultuous events of twentieth-century history. 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. --Cover.

• • Author: Lindsey R. Swindall
• • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• • Publication Date: Sep 15, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 212 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1442207949
• • ISBN-13: 9781442207943