Paul and Eslanda Robeson: For the Rights of People. For the Rights of Workers. (Part 2)

Essie & Paul’s passions lead them to the front lines of the fight to defeat fascism. Starring Jason Reynolds

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SELECT SOURCES

1. Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson by Barbara Ransby
2. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey 1898-1939 by Paul Robeson, Jr.
3. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom 1939-1976 by Paul Robeson, Jr.
4. Here I Stand by Paul Robeson
5. History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis
6. Haymarket Book Talk with Barbara Ransby: Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson 
7. The History of Camp Wo-Chi-Ca
8. The Peekskill Riots Revealed the Racism and Antisemitism Hidden Beneath the Surface of the Anti-Communist Movement by Matthew Schuerman