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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson, famous African American athlete, singer, actor, and advocate for the civil rights of people around the world, was a Princeton native son. This list of books, films, and music from the Princeton Public Library collection highlights his life, his work, and his accomplishments.

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  • 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…
    Book, 1988Boston : Beacon Press, 1988. — Biography B Rob
  • Paul Robeson

    Artist and Citizen

    Book, 1998New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, [1998] — Biography B Rob
  • Paul Robeson

    the Years of Promise and Achievement

    Boyle, Sheila Tully, 1947-
    Book, 2001Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2001] — Local History REF B Rob
  • Paul Robeson

    Essays on His Life and Legacy

    Book, 2002Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002] — Local History REF B Rob
  • Book, 1992Hillside, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, [1992] — Ju B Rob
  • Paul Robeson

    Actor, Singer, Political Activist

    Wright, David K.,
    Book, 1998Springfield, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 1998. — Ju B Rob
  • A Paul Robeson Research Guide

    a Selected, Annotated Bibliography

    Davis, Lenwood G.,
    Book, 1982Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1982. — Local History REF 016.782 Dav
  • Book, 1978Garden City, N.Y. : N. Doubleday, [1978] — Local History REF 812 Dea
  • Book, 1988New York : Knopf, 1988. — Local History REF B Rob
  • Book, 1988New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [1988] — Ju B Rob
  • 1971 edition.
    Book, 1971Boston : Beacon Press, [1971] — Local History REF B Rob
  • Paul Robeson

    Portraits of the Artist

    A collection of feature films that starred Paul Robeson, plus one short documentary narrated by Sidney Poitier.
    DVD, 2007[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007] — DVD 791.43 Pau
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1933. Based on the play by Eugene O'Neill.
    DVD, 2003Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 2003. — DVD 812 Emp
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
    DVD, 2001Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001] — DVD F Kin
  • 1st-12th works recorded on May 18th, 1952; 13th-25th works on August 16, 1953.
    Music CD, 1998Naperville, IL : Folk Era Records, [1998] — CD 783.5 ROB