Amiri Barak I Abide By The Honor Code
Antonio Velasco
Mrs. Stockhausen
Elements of Composition, 4 Purple
2 April 2015
I abide by the Honor Code: AV
Amiri Baraka: Poet, Civil Rights Activist, Inspiration.
Amiri Baraka, born Leroi Jones, was an African-American writer, teacher, activist and poet. He was highly influential on the civil rights movement as a great deal of his poetry reflected on political and social concerns of the African-American people at the time. Although at times his poetry was viewed as controversial, his works changed the course of artistic history for the Black population. Throughout his career, Bakara wrote his innermost feelings, opened the eyes of many, and inspired a movement.
Many of Baraka’s poems were oftentimes controversial as their themes varied from Black …show more content…
However, his more inspirational poetry centered mainly on the idea of civil rights for the African-American population. “We have been captured, brothers. And we labor to make our getaway, into the ancient image, into a new correspondence with ourselves and our black family.” (Amiri Baraka 84). This quote displays Baraka’s deep passion in his writing, his powerful opinion about the freedom and civil rights of the Black people. “We read magic now we need the spells, to rise up return, destroy, and create” (Amiri Baraka 84) this passage, from Baraka’s poem regarding the African spirit and political liberation of African-American people, “Ka’ba”, once more shows Baraka’s true passion for the cause that he writes about; social and political rights and freedom for the African-American people. “Where did this passion come from?” You may ask. Amiri Baraka first attended college at Rutgers University but soon felt a sense of cultural dislocation due to the fact that Black people were, at the time, still seen as
Mrs. Stockhausen
Elements of Composition, 4 Purple
2 April 2015
I abide by the Honor Code: AV
Amiri Baraka: Poet, Civil Rights Activist, Inspiration.
Amiri Baraka, born Leroi Jones, was an African-American writer, teacher, activist and poet. He was highly influential on the civil rights movement as a great deal of his poetry reflected on political and social concerns of the African-American people at the time. Although at times his poetry was viewed as controversial, his works changed the course of artistic history for the Black population. Throughout his career, Bakara wrote his innermost feelings, opened the eyes of many, and inspired a movement.
Many of Baraka’s poems were oftentimes controversial as their themes varied from Black …show more content…
However, his more inspirational poetry centered mainly on the idea of civil rights for the African-American population. “We have been captured, brothers. And we labor to make our getaway, into the ancient image, into a new correspondence with ourselves and our black family.” (Amiri Baraka 84). This quote displays Baraka’s deep passion in his writing, his powerful opinion about the freedom and civil rights of the Black people. “We read magic now we need the spells, to rise up return, destroy, and create” (Amiri Baraka 84) this passage, from Baraka’s poem regarding the African spirit and political liberation of African-American people, “Ka’ba”, once more shows Baraka’s true passion for the cause that he writes about; social and political rights and freedom for the African-American people. “Where did this passion come from?” You may ask. Amiri Baraka first attended college at Rutgers University but soon felt a sense of cultural dislocation due to the fact that Black people were, at the time, still seen as