'Ballad of an American': The Illustrious Life of Paul Robeson, Newly Illustrated

Michael D. Yates

doi:10.14452/MR-075-06-2023-10_5

'Ballad of an American'

The Illustrious Life of Paul Robeson, Newly Illustrated

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Michael D. Yates

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https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-075-06-2023-10_5

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Race, Culture, Media, Movements, Inequality

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Michael Yates reviews Ballad of an American, a newly released graphic biography of Black actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson. The book gives an uncompromising look at a complicated, passionate man, wholly dedicated to the cause of liberation.

Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 6 (November 2023)

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