Eslanda Cardozo Goode and Paul Robeson meet and fall during the Roaring 20s in Harlem. They give up their promising careers and devote themselves to making Paul a star. When they finally succeed, they’ll find success to be much more than they’d bargained for. Starring Jason Reynolds

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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. How American Slavery Echoed Russian Serfdom by Matthew Wills
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9. Info on Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Born
10. Info on Atlanta Daily World