{"product_id":"the-undiscovered-paul-robeson-quest-for-freedom-1939-1976-9780471409731","title":"The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939-1976","description":"The eagerly awaited second volume of Paul Robeson Jr.'s acclaimed biography of his father, the legendary singer, actor, and social activist.\u003cp\u003eThe 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defiance of persecution by government agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaks new ground, using unpublished photographs and source materials from private diaries, letters, and government documents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers unprecedented insight into how Robeson bridged the contradictions of his personal and public life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraised as \"an accomplished and moving memoir\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, on Vol. 1) and \"an important, well-wrought addition to African-American, Cold War and theater scholarship\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing a multifaceted figure who moved among major roles as a performer, political activist, husband, and father, \u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Paul Robeson\u003c\/i\u003e traces the dramatic arc of one of the world's most distinguished performing artists and passionate leaders in the fight for universal human rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503388725522,"sku":"9780471409731","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e04fff59-3dfc-4bb1-b11e-9945b714085c.jpg?v=1730790172","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-undiscovered-paul-robeson-quest-for-freedom-1939-1976-9780471409731","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}