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Nation Within a Nation : Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and Black Power Politics by Komozi Woodard (1999, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807847615

ISBN-139780807847619

eBay Product ID (ePID)668897

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Book TitleNation Within a Nation : Amiri Baraka (LeROI Jones) and Black Power Politics

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican / African American, Cultural Heritage, Black Studies (Global), Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorKomozi Woodard

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-022833

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsIn giving us much to discuss and debate in its richly informative and insightful pages, [this book] deserves the widest possible audience. American Quarterly, In giving us much to discuss and debate in its richly informative and insightful pages, [this book] deserves the widest possible audience.American Quarterly, The author does an excellent job of exploring the complexities of the modern black struggle for freedom in America. American Studies, The author does an excellent job of exploring the complexities of the modern black struggle for freedom in America.American Studies, A well-researched, decidedly worthwhile study that enhances our understanding of Black Power stratagems.American Historical Review, A well-researched, decidedly worthwhile study that enhances our understanding of Black Power stratagems. American Historical Review

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal818/.5409 B

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Table Of ContentContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Rise 1. Groundwork: The Impact of Fidel Castro, Patrice Lumumba, Robert F. Williams, and Malcolm X on Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement 2. Black Fire: Imamu Amiri Baraka and the Newark Uprising 3. The Ballot or the Bullet? The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in Newark 4. The Modernization of Cultural Nationalism: The Black and Puerto Rican Convention and the Election of Newark's First Black Mayor Part II. Zenith and Decline 5. It's Nation Time: Building a National Black Political Community 6. Hard Facts: Kawaida Towers and the Dilemma of Cultural Nationalism in Black America Conclusion: Winter in America Notes Bibliography Index IllustrationsBaraka filming Black Spring Baraka after release from prison in 1968 "Stop Killer Cops" campaign booklet Baraka, leader of the Congress of African People Baba Mshauri with Ras Baraka and Saidi Komozi The Malaika, women of the Newark Congress of African People Super Simba Boot Dancers Baraka's cultural group, The Advanced Workers Ras and Shani Baraka Obalaji Baraka selling Unity and Struggle newspaper Baraka with Kenneth Gibson, Dennis Westbrooks, and Albert Cleage Baraka speaking at Newark City Hall The Barakas at Kenneth Gibson's inauguration as mayor of Newark Baraka at the founding meeting of the Congress of African People FBI memorandum targeting Baraka in 1970 Newark demonstration against Portuguese attack on Guinea The Barakas at African Liberation Day march Baraka and Naibu Mchochezi meet with Tanzanian officials Malaika dance about women in the wars of African liberation Baraka and Hoyt Fuller Baraka organization's plan for the redevelopment of Newark's inner city Baraka reading poetry Baraka at the National Black Assembly in 1975 Amina Baraka and other New Jersey delegates at National Black Assembly

SynopsisPoet and playwright Amiri Baraka is best known as one of the African American writers who helped ignite the Black Arts Movement. This book examines Baraka's cultural approach to Black Power politics and explores his role in the phenomenal spread of black nationalism in the urban centers of late-twentieth-century America, including his part in the election of black public officials, his leadership in the Modern Black Convention Movement, and his work in housing and community development.Komozi Woodard traces Baraka's transformation from poet to political activist, as the rise of the Black Arts Movement pulled him from political obscurity in the Beat circles of Greenwich Village, swept him into the center of the Black Power Movement, and ultimately propelled him into the ranks of black national political leadership. Moving outward from Baraka's personal story, Woodard illuminates the dynamics and remarkable rise of black cultural nationalism with an eye toward the movement's broader context, including the impact of black migrations on urban ethos, the importance of increasing population concentrations of African Americans in the cities, and the effect of the 1965 Voting Rights Act on the nature of black political mobilization., The African-American poet and playwright, Amiri Baraka, helped ignite the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. This work examines Baraka's cultural approach to Black Power politics and explores his role in the phenomenal spread of black nationalism in the urban centres of late-20th century America., Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka is best known as one of the African American writers who helped ignite the Black Arts Movement. This book examines Baraka's cultural approach to Black Power politics and explores his role in the phenomenal spread of black nationalism in the urban centers of late-twentieth-century America, including his part in the election of black public officials, his leadership in the Modern Black Convention Movement, and his work in housing and community development. Komozi Woodard traces Baraka's transformation from poet to political activist, as the rise of the Black Arts Movement pulled him from political obscurity in the Beat circles of Greenwich Village, swept him into the center of the Black Power Movement, and ultimately propelled him into the ranks of black national political leadership. Moving outward from Baraka's personal story, Woodard illuminates the dynamics and remarkable rise of black cultural nationalism with an eye toward the movement's broader context, including the impact of black migrations on urban ethos, the importance of increasing population concentrations of African Americans in the cities, and the effect of the 1965 Voting Rights Act on the nature of black political mobilization.

LC Classification Number98-22833 [E]