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Blues People: Amiri Baraka as Social Theorist.
- Source :
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Black Scholar . Jan2024, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p43-49. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A literary criticism of the book "Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music That Developed From It" by Amiri Baraka is presented. It discusses Baraka's image as a social theorist, his presentation of the history of African American music, and his views about the path the Negro slave took to citizenship and the transformation of Africans into African Americans.
- Subjects :
- *AFRICAN American music
*AFRICAN American history
*SLAVERY
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00064246
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Black Scholar
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175980573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00064246.2023.2285195