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Magic of Juju : An Appreciation of the Black Arts Movement by Kalamu ya Salaam (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherThird World Industries Press

ISBN-100883781964

ISBN-139780883781968

eBay Product ID (ePID)534157

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Book TitleMagic of Juju : an Appreciation of the Black Arts Movement

Number of Pages330 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicAmerican / African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

GenreArt, Social Science

AuthorKalamu Ya Salaam

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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SynopsisThe Magic of Juju is a contextual and historical examination of the Black Arts Movement (1965-1976). In this groundbreaking study, Kalamu ya Salaam details the development of the Black Arts Movement from precursor activities such as the Umbra Workshop to transitional activities such as Ntozake Shange's choreopoem, for colored girls who consider suicide when the rainbow is enuf. The Magic of Juju provides a specific critique of theoretical concepts on which the Black Arts Movement, within the larger Black Power Movement, was based., A contextual historical examination of the civil rights movement and the artists who inspired it, this recollection depicts this storied era and how these artists signified the affecting change they helped create. The exploration details the development of the Black Arts Movement--from precursor activities such as the Umbra Workshop to transitional activities such as Ntozake Shange's choreopoem "for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf"--and gives in-depth information about the role of prominent poets, such as Amiri Baraka, and the influence of black music., A contextual historical examination of the civil rights movement and the artists who inspired it, this recollection depicts this storied era and how these artists signified the affecting change they helped create.