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Robeson, Othello, and the Politics of the Cold War
2010
Overview
“My Pop’s influence is still present in the struggles that face me today. I know he would say, ‘Stand firm, son; stand by your beliefs, your principles.’ You bet I will, Pop—as long as there is a breath in my body.”¹ This avowal, which appeared in his monthly column inFreedomnewspaper, was indicative of Robeson’s steadfast posture throughout the most repressive period of his career. The metaphor of Robeson being as solid as a majestic oak had appeared in the reviews of his Othello on Broadway and was evoked again in 1951 when cold war politics were jeopardizing
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
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ISBN
9781604738247, 1604738243
