The first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson
This graphic biography of Paul Robeson charts his career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through films, concerts, and recordings, he became a potent symbol representing the promise of a multicultural, multiracial American democracy; despite his stardom, he was denied access to many audiences.
Praise
“Paul Robeson was an artistic genius, moral titan, and courageous freedom fighter whom we must never forget!”
—Dr. Cornel West, Harvard University
Ballad of an American
A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson
Art and text by Sharon Rudahl
Edited by Paul Buhle and Lawrence Ware
View our electronic sampler (in PDF format).
News
Excerpted on LitHub
Other Resources
Listen to Paul Robeson in Performance:
Watch the full length film of Song of Freedom
