Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
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Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing canonical | 4 |
| An Anthology of Afro-American Writing | 1 |
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Target entity: Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing Target entity description: Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
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A.
The New Negro (anthology)
The New Negro is a landmark 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke that helped define and propel the Harlem Renaissance by showcasing the literature, art, and thought of a new generation of Black American creators.
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B.
Black America Again
Black America Again is a socially conscious hip-hop album by Common that addresses systemic racism, black identity, and political resistance in contemporary America.
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C.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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D.
Montage of a Dream Deferred
Montage of a Dream Deferred is a 1951 book-length sequence of jazz-influenced poems by Langston Hughes that explores the struggles, hopes, and frustrations of African Americans in Harlem.
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E.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ literary anthology ⓘ |
| aim |
to articulate the politics of Black cultural nationalism
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to define the aesthetics of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Black Fire
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Black Fire anthology ⓘ |
| coEditor |
Amiri Baraka
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Larry Neal ⓘ |
| contributor |
Amiri Baraka
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Askia Touré ⓘ Ed Bullins ⓘ Haki R. Madhubuti ⓘ Ishmael Reed ⓘ Larry Neal ⓘ Amiri Baraka ⓘ
surface form:
Leroi Jones
Nikki Giovanni ⓘ Sonia Sanchez ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | landmark anthology of Afro-American writing ⓘ |
| editor |
Amiri Baraka
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Larry Neal ⓘ |
| form |
drama
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essays ⓘ fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
drama anthology
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essay collection ⓘ poetry anthology ⓘ short story anthology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a foundational text of the Black Arts Movement
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helped define the aesthetics and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
African-American literary criticism
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subsequent Black Arts Movement writers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| subject |
African-American literature
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Black aesthetics ⓘ Black cultural politics ⓘ Black nationalism ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| theme |
Black liberation
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cultural self-determination ⓘ racial pride ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| title | Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing self-link ⓘ |
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