Book description
The eagerly awaited second volume of Paul Robeson Jr.'s acclaimed
biography of his father, the legendary singer, actor, and social activist.
The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U. S. history, Paul
Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth
century. In this final volume of his groundbreaking biography, Paul
Robeson Jr. tells the untold, inside story of his father's life from
World War II until his death, including his fight against racism and
injustice and his courageous defiance of persecution by government agencies.
- Breaks new ground, using unpublished photographs and source
materials from private diaries, letters, and government documents
- Offers unprecedented insight into how Robeson bridged the
contradictions of his personal and public life
- Praised as "an accomplished and moving memoir"
(Boston Globe, on Vol. 1) and "an important,
well-wrought addition to African-American, Cold War and theater
scholarship" (Publishers Weekly)
Revealing a multifaceted figure who moved among major roles as a
performer, political activist, husband, and father, The
Undiscovered Paul Robeson traces the dramatic arc of one of the
world's most distinguished performing artists and passionate leaders
in the fight for universal human rights.
Paul Robeson Jr. is a freelance journalist, translator, and highly
regarded lecturer on American and Russian history. He served as a
personal aide to his father for more than twenty years and has been a
civil rights activist since the 1940s. He is the owner and archivist
of the Paul Robeson and Eslanda Robeson Collections, which consist of
over 50,000 items, including thousands of photographs and hundreds of
audio recordings. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.
