The Undiscovered Paul Robeson -- Contents -- Preface: Paul Robeson: "I Am Myself " -- I. Motherless Child (1898-1919) -- 1 The Preacher 's Son (1898-1915) -- 2 In His Glory: Robeson of Rutgers (1915-1919) -- II. Destiny and Decision (1919-1926) -- 3 Essie (1919-1921) -- 4 A Taste of Theater (1922) -- 5 The Performer Triumphs (1923-1924) -- 6 Seeker of Grace (1925-1926) -- III. From Performer to Artist (1926-1932) -- 7 "Ol 'Man River" (1926-1928) -- 8 "The Power to Create Beauty" (1928-1929) -- 9 To Feed His Soul (1930) -- 10 Troubled Spirit (1930-1931) -- 11 Giver of Grace (1931-1932) -- IV. Tribune of a Culture (1933-1936) -- 12 Film and the Politics of Culture (1933-1934) -- 13 Test Run: London-Moscow-Hollywood (1934-1935) -- 14 White Film, Black Culture (1936) -- V. To Be a Prophet (1936-1939) -- 15 Russia's Sun -- Stalin's Shadow (1936-1937) -- 16 Spain's Ramparts: "The Artist Must Elect" (1938) -- 17 A Home in That Rock (1938-1939) -- Notes -- Index.