Here I Stand

Contributor(s): Robeson, Paul (Author), Stuckey, Sterling (Introduction by)

ISBN: 0807064459 EAN: 9780807064450

Publisher: Beacon Press (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 18.00 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: January 01, 1998

Publisher Marketing: Robeson's international achievements as a singer and actor in starring roles on stage and screen made him the most celebrated black American of his day, but his outspoken criticism of racism in the United States, his strong support of African independence, and his fascination with the Soviet Union placed him under the debilitating scrutiny of McCarthyism. Blacklisted, his famed voice silenced, "Here I Stand" offered a bold answer to his accusers. It remains today a defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American society. Show Less