first british edition, 1968.
this "literary land mine"--a collection of essays by amiri baraka (leroi jones)--offers an powerful ideological autobiography of the author during a critical period in american history. written over five years in the 1960s, the two dozen essays reflect baraka’s evolving political consciousness in response to.....
first edition, 1968.
considered the defining work of the black arts movement, this collection contaings writing by over seventy black thinkers, political figures, and cultural critics including kwame ture (stokely carmichael), sun ra, julia fields, a.b. spellman, john henrik clarke, harold cruse, and ed bullins. edited by amiri baraka.....
first edition signed by editor, 1963.
includes contributions by jack kerouac, william burroughs, diane di prima, william eastlake, and hubert selby, jr. signed “amiri baraka lj" by jones who later changed his name to amiri baraka.
new york: corinth books, inc. 351 pages. 5.75 x 8.5"". hardcover.....