Paul Robeson : essays on his life and legacy /
Paul Robeson was born April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of an escaped slave. He rose to unparalleled heights as an athlete, actor, singer, and activist, and was arguably the most prominent African American from the 1920s through the 1950s. This work is a compilation of 18 essays writt...
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword : Keynote Address from the 1998 Long Island University Paul Robeson Conference / Henry Foner
- Preface / William Pencak
- Introduction / Joseph Dorinson
- The Early Years : Childhood, Sports, and College
- African Americans : Childhood in Slavery, Childlike in Freedom ... and Paul Robeson as Child and Parent / Joseph Illick
- Paul Robeson : Rutgers Phenomenon, 1915-1919 / Sheila Tully Boyle, Andrew Bunie
- Something to Cheer About : Paul Robeson, Athlete / Joseph Dorinson
- Robeson the Athlete : A Remembrance / Lester Rodney
- The Political Struggle
- A Man of His Times : Paul Robeson and the Press, 1924-1976 / Mary E. Cygan
- Out of the Shadows : The Political Writings of Eslanda Goode Robeson / Robert Shaffer
- Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson : Athletes and Activists at Armageddon / Joseph Dorinson
- Paul Robeson, Peekskill, and the Red Menace / Joseph Walwik
- Remembering Peekskill, USA, 1949 / Howard Fast
- Paul Robeson, Freedom Newspaper, and the Korean War / Lawrence Lamphere
- Music, Film, Theater
- A Dream Betrayed : Paul Robeson and the British Film Industry / Jerry Holt
- Paul Robeson and Classical Music / William Pencak
- "A Symbol, Representing My People" : Marian Anderson's Way, Not Opposed to Paul Robeson's / William Pencak
- "You Know Who I Am!" Paul Robeson's Ballad for Americans and the Paradox of the Double V in American Popular Front Culture / Kevin Jack Hagopian
- When Paul Robeson Sang to Me / Leah Zazulyer
- Legacies
- Foreword - Keynote Address from the 1998 Long Island University Paul Robeson Conference / Henry Foner
- Preface / William Pencak
- Introduction / Joseph Dorinson
- The Early Years: Childhood, Sports, and College
- African Americans: Childhood in Slavery, Childlike in Freedom ... and Paul Robeson as Child and Parent / Joseph Illick
- Paul Robeson: Rutgers Phenomenon, 1915-1919 / Sheila Tully Boyle and Andrew Bunie
- Something to Cheer About: Paul Robeson Athlete / Joseph Dorinson
- Robeson the Athlete: A Remembrance / Lester Rodney
- The Political Struggle
- A Man of His Times: Paul Robeson and the Press, 1924-1976 / Mary E. Cygan
- Out of the Shadows: The Political Writings of Eslanda Goode Robeson / Robert Shaffer
- Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson: Athletes and Activists at Armageddon / Joseph Dorinson
- Paul Robeson, Peekskill, and the Red Menace / Joseph Walwik
- Remembering Peekskill, USA, 1949 / Howard Fast
- Paul Robeson, Freedom Newspaper, and the Korean War / Lawrence Lamphere
- Music, Film, Theater
- A Dream Betrayed: Paul Robeson and the British Film Industry / Jerry Holt
- Paul Robeson and Classical Music / William Pencak
- "A Symbol, Representing My People": Marian Anderson's Way, Not Opposed to Paul Robeson's / William Pencak
- "You Know Who I Am!" Paul Robeson's Ballad for Americans and the Paradox of the Double V in American Popular Front Culture / Kevin Jack Hagopian
- When Paul Robeson Sang to Me / Leah Zazulyer
- Legacies
- "Americans Through Their Labor": Paul Robeson's Vision of Cultural and Economic Democracy / Mark D. Naison
- Paul Robeson: Icon or Hero? / Jeffrey Conrad Stewart
- Expanding the African-American Studies Curriculum: "Paul Robeson: An American Life" / Paul Von Blum
- Paul / Stanley Isaacs
- Foreword - Keynote Address from the 1998 Long Island University Paul Robeson Conference / Henry Foner
- Preface / William Pencak
- Introduction / Joseph Dorinson
- The Early Years: Childhood, Sports, and College African Americans: Childhood in Slavery, Childlike in Freedom ... and Paul Robeson as Child and Parent / Joseph Illick. Paul Robeson: Rutgers Phenomenon, 1915-1919 / Sheila Tully Boyle and Andrew Bunie. Something to Cheer About: Paul Robeson Athlete / Joseph Dorinson. Robeson the Athlete: A Remembrance / Lester Rodney
- The Political Struggle. A Man of His Times: Paul Robeson and the Press, 1924-1976 / Mary E. Cygan. Out of the Shadows: The Political Writings of Eslanda Goode Robeson / Robert Shaffer. Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson: Athletes and Activists at Armageddon / Joseph Dorinson. Paul Robeson, Peekskill, and the Red Menace / Joseph Walwik. Remembering Peekskill, USA, 1949 / Howard Fast.
- Foreword--Keynote Address from the 1998 Long Island University Paul Robeson Conference / Henry Foner 1
- The Early Years: Childhood, Sports, and College
- African Americans: Childhood in Slavery, Childlike in Freedom ... and Paul Robeson as Child and Parent / Joseph Illick 13
- Paul Robeson: Rutgers Phenomenon, 1915-1919 / Sheila Tully Boyle, Andrew Bunie 31
- Something to Cheer About: Paul Robeson, Athlete / Joseph Dorinson 65
- Robeson the Athlete: A Remembrance / Lester Rodney 76
- The Political Struggle
- A Man of His Times: Paul Robeson and the Press, 1924-1976 / Mary E. Cygan 81
- Out of the Shadows: The Political Writings of Eslanda Goode Robeson / Robert Shaffer 98
- Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson: Athletes and Activists at Armageddon / Joseph Dorinson 113
- Paul Robeson, Peekskill, and the Red Menace / Joseph Walwik 120
- Remembering Peekskill, USA, 1949 / Howard Fast 130
- Paul Robeson, Freedom Newspaper, and the Korean War / Lawrence Lamphere 133
- Music, Film, Theater
- A Dream Betrayed: Paul Robeson and the British Film Industry / Jerry Holt 145
- Paul Robeson and Classical Music / William Pencak 152
- "A Symbol, Representing My People": Marian Anderson's Way, Not Opposed to Paul Robeson's / William Pencak 160
- "You Know Who I Am!" Paul Robeson's Ballad for Americans and the Paradox of the Double V in American Popular Front Culture / Kevin Jack Hagopian 167
- When Paul Robeson Sang to Me / Leah Zazulyer 180
- Legacies
- "Americans Through Their Labor": Paul Robeson's Vision of Cultural and Economic Democracy / Mark D. Naison 187
- Paul Robeson: Icon or Hero? / Jeffrey Conrad Stewart 194
- Expanding the African-American Studies Curriculum: "Paul Robeson: An American Life" / Paul Von Blum 213
- Paul / Stanley Isaacs 219
- Paul Robeson, Freedom Newspaper, and the Korean War / Lawrence Lamphere
- Music, Film, Theater A Dream Betrayed: Paul Robeson and the British Film Industry / Jerry Holt. Paul Robeson and Classical Music / William Pencak. "A Symbol, Representing My People": Marian Anderson's Way, Not Opposed to Paul Robeson's / William Pencak. "You Know Who I Am!" Paul Robeson's Ballad for Americans and the Paradox of the Double V in American Popular Front Culture / Kevin Jack Hagopian. When Paul Robeson Sang to Me / Leah Zazulyer
- Legacies. "Americans Through Their Labor": Paul Robeson's Vision of Cultural and Economic Democracy / Mark D. Naison. Paul Robeson: Icon or Hero? / Jeffrey Conrad Stewart. Expanding the African-American Studies Curriculum: "Paul Robeson: An American Life" / Paul Von Blum. Paul / Stanley Isaacs.