Everett LeRoi Jones

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Everett LeRoi Jones, better known as Amiri Baraka, was a prominent American poet, playwright, and activist associated with the Beat Generation and a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Black Arts Movement figure
activist
dramatist
essayist
human
literary critic
member of the Beat Generation
playwright
poet
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1950s
alsoKnownAs Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
surface form: LeRoi Jones
birthName Everett LeRoi Jones self-link
causeOfDeath complications from surgery
convertedTo Islam
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-10-07
dateOfDeath 2014-01-09
educatedAt Howard University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
gender male
genre drama
essay
literary criticism
poetry
language English
movement Beat Generation
Black Arts Movement
Black nationalism
surface form: Black Nationalism

Marxism
notableFor association with the Beat Generation
leadership in the Black Arts Movement
politically radical writings
notableWork Black Magic
Blues People
Dutchman
Home: Social Essays
Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note
The Slave
occupation activist
essayist
literary critic
playwright
poet
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Newark, New Jersey, United States
placeOfResidence Newark, New Jersey, United States
religion Islam (after conversion)
spouse Hettie Cohen
Sylvia Robinson (Amina Baraka)

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Amiri Baraka birthName Everett LeRoi Jones
Imamu Amiri Baraka birthName Everett LeRoi Jones
Everett LeRoi Jones birthName Everett LeRoi Jones self-link