Komozi Woodard Amiri Baraka collection, 1913-1998 (bulk 1960-1988).

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Komozi Woodard Amiri Baraka collection, 1913-1998 (bulk 1960-1988).

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The collection consists of materials from the years 1913 through 1998 that document African American author and activist Amiri Baraka and were gathered by Dr. Komozi Woodard in the course of his research. The extensive documentation includes poetry, organizational records, print publications, articles, plays, speeches, personal correspondence, oral histories, as well as some personal records. The materials cover Baraka's involvement in the politics in Newark, N.J. and in Black Power movement organizations such as the Congress of African People, the National Black Conference movement, the Black Women's United Front. Later materials document Baraka's increasing involvement in Marxism.

12 linear ft.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762698

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Woodard, Komozi.

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Dr. Komozi Woodard (1949- ) received his B.A. in 1971 from Dickinson College and continued his studies at Rutgers University. He received his M.A. and Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His interests are in African American history, politics, and culture. He places an emphasis on ghetto formation and anti-colonial movements. During the Black Power Movement, he served as head of economic development for the Temple of Kawaida in Newark, New Jersey, as editor of Unity and Struggle, the org...

Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014

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Amiri Baraka was born LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey, in 1934. He was educated at Rutgers and Howard Universities, graduating from the latter at the age of 19. In 1958 he founded the influential poetry magazine Yugen, which ran until 1962. His writings, including fiction, essays, and poetry, appeared in such publications as The nation, Evergreen review, Downbeat, and The floating bear. From the description of Imamu Amiri Baraka papers, 1958-1982. (University of California, Berkele...