The Collision Between Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson
Howard Bryant joins Edge of Sports to talk about his new book, Kings and Pawns
Edge of Sports
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
The Collision between Paul Robeson & Jackie Robinson
This week, we talk to author Howard Bryant, whose towering new book is called Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. It's an incredible look at these two trailblazing giants of the 20th century, how they navigated the racism of their day, and the ways both their lives were irrevocably changed by Jackie Robinson's 1949 testimony "condemning" Robeson at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing.
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Paul Robeson, 1958.
(Ronald Dumont / Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images)This week, we talk to author Howard Bryant, whose towering new book is called Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. It’s an incredible look at these two trailblazing giants of the 20th century, how they navigated the racism of their day, and the ways both their lives were irrevocably changed by Jackie Robinson’s 1949 testimony “condemning” Robeson at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing.
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Edge of Sports
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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