Paul Robeson : a watched man / Jordan Goodman.

Documents the African-American singer's achievements as both a performer and a political activist who vocally supported civil rights throughout the world, risking his career to raise awareness.

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Main Author: Goodman, Jordan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Verso, 2013.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-375) and index. 
505 0 |a Preface : in the presence of greatness -- Introduction : being Paul Robeson, becoming radical -- pt. I. Europe 1949. Postwar Britain -- Peace talks in the Salle Pleyel -- Garbled words -- Legal lynching, Jersey style -- pt. II. New York and Washington, D.C., 1949. Strike two -- Like a duck -- I am a radical -- Peekskill -- pt. III. Jim Crow's world. Strike three -- But not out -- Lynching, Southern style -- pt. IV. Passport control. The longest undefended border -- A political meddler -- A cruel, criminal libel -- You are the un-Americans -- pt. V. Let Robeson go. Kent v. Dulles -- Telling America's story -- Free at last? -- The final tour -- Epilogue : freedomways. 
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