RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 045841515 LA English T1 Paul Robeson : the years of promise and achievement A1 Boyle, Sheila Tully,, Bunie, Andrew., PB University of Massachusetts Press PP Amherst YR 2001 SN 155849149X 9781558491496 AB "The son of a former slave, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) rose to become an All-American athlete, a Phi Beta Kappa student, an internationally celebrated singer and actor, and a champion of racial equality. Yet despite his courage and many accomplishments, he could not overcome the combined effects of racism and McCarthyism. He was forced to live his last years in internal exile under FBI surveillance, without the respect he deserved."--BOOK JACKET.