Here I Stand by Paul Robeson

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"[Robeson's] nobility, his language, his encouragement and his praise put me forever in his debt because it inspired me fully ... to be like him, and to use my life as he had used his, to put into it the commitment of the liberation of his people and all people."—Harry Belafonte in Restoring Hope

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 support for the Soviet Union placed him under the debilitating scrutiny of McCarthyism.

"Blacklisted," his famed voice silenced, Robeson wrote "Here I Stand" as a bold answer to his accusers. It remains today a defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize U.S. society.

1988 Publication with new introduction by Sterling Stuckey

Soft cover, 121pp, 1958/1988 Beacon Press, appendix

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