The Journey of a Reaissance Man ár és hasonló termékek
The Journey of a Reaissance Man jellemzők
Beneath the accidents of race and culture which define us all lies the soul of man. - Paul Robeson, handwritten notes on culture, 1936.
One of the most extraordinary Americans of the twentieth century, Paul Robeson - the son of an escaped slave - was successively an All-American football player at Rutgers College, a graduate in law from Columbia University, a hugely popular singer and actor on the international stage, a pioneer in the civil rights movement, and an eloquent voice for the world#s oppressed. His roots in African-American slave culture inspired his efforts to demolish stereotypical portrayals of the black male. This book of thirty postcards revisits an amazing life in photographs from the Robeson family collection. A concise but illuminating caption accompanies each image; Paul Robeson, Jr. has contributed a loving introduction.
One of the most extraordinary Americans of the twentieth century, Paul Robeson - the son of an escaped slave - was successively an All-American football player at Rutgers College, a graduate in law from Columbia University, a hugely popular singer and actor on the international stage, a pioneer in the civil rights movement, and an eloquent voice for the world#s oppressed. His roots in African-American slave culture inspired his efforts to demolish stereotypical portrayals of the black male. This book of thirty postcards revisits an amazing life in photographs from the Robeson family collection. A concise but illuminating caption accompanies each image; Paul Robeson, Jr. has contributed a loving introduction.
