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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instanceOf	anthology ⓘ book ⓘ literary anthology ⓘ
aim	to articulate the politics of Black cultural nationalism ⓘ to define the aesthetics of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ
alternativeName	Black Fire ⓘ Black Fire anthology ⓘ
coEditor	Amiri Baraka ⓘ Larry Neal ⓘ
contributor	Amiri Baraka ⓘ 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 ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	landmark anthology of Afro-American writing ⓘ
editor	Amiri Baraka ⓘ Larry Neal ⓘ
form	drama ⓘ essays ⓘ fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ
genre	drama anthology ⓘ essay collection ⓘ poetry anthology ⓘ short story anthology ⓘ
historicalSignificance	considered a foundational text of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ helped define the aesthetics and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ
influenced	African-American literary criticism ⓘ subsequent Black Arts Movement writers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	Black Arts Movement ⓘ
movement	Black Arts Movement ⓘ
publicationDecade	1960s ⓘ
publicationYear	1968 ⓘ
subject	African-American literature ⓘ Black aesthetics ⓘ Black cultural politics ⓘ Black nationalism ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ
theme	Black liberation ⓘ cultural self-determination ⓘ racial pride ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ
title	Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing self-link ⓘ

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Black Arts Movement → notableWork → Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing ⓘ

Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing → title → Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing self-link ⓘ