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Abstract. Several scholars have discussed the impact of the Spanish Civil War on the Black singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson, including his brief 1938 tour of Republican Spain. Yet none has ...
The collection begins with Robeson, who spent the last decade of his life in West Philadelphia (1966–1976), tracing his meteoric rise to international fame as an incomparable singer and Black actor of stage and screen, his turn to political activism, his international advocacy for social justice for all oppressed people, and his persecution by the federal government during the Cold War.
Swiss Peace Movement collection of Robeson links. in German but eminently useable and worthwhile. Paul Robeson 1898-1976. Jerome, Victor Jeremy. Papers, 1923-1967. Yale University Library, New Haven CT. Johnson, James Weldon. Papers, 1864-1973. Yale University Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven CT.
27 de oct. de 2010 · Univ. Press of Mississippi, Oct 27, 2010 - Social Science - 224 pages. Lindsey R. Swindall examines the historical and political context of acclaimed African American actor Paul Robeson's three portrayals of Shakespeare's Othello in the United Kingdom and the United States. These performances took place in London in 1930, on Broadway in 1943 ...
13 de may. de 2024 · Paul Robeson (born April 9, 1898, Princeton, N.J., U.S.—died Jan. 23, 1976, Philadelphia, Pa.) was a celebrated American singer, actor, and black activist. The son of a former slave turned preacher, Robeson attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., where he was an All-America football player. Upon graduating from Rutgers at the head ...
31 de oct. de 2018 · Paul Robeson (1898-1976). These songs are taken from six Victor 10" 78s. The recordings date from 1935-1941. Tracks 1-4 come from Porgy and Bess. Hearing Summertime sung by a bass baritone puts a different spin on it. Transfers from the original 78s by Bob Varney. The photo of Mr. Robeson was taken by the famous photographer Yousuf Karsh in 1941.
20 de dic. de 2023 · FBI File on Paul Robeson. The FBI’s investigation of, and dissemination of information about, actor/singer Paul Robeson and his Communist party association contributed significantly to the ruin of his career. This file includes all the bureau reports on Robeson and his wife, news clippings and transcripts of his telephone conversations.
