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Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

0.020241h 28mEN

Directed by Colin Still

The story of how Everett Leroy Jones became Amiri Baraka, from his childhood to the mid '60s, is told through interviews recorded in the late '90s.

jazzpoetrygreenwich villageblack historybeat poetryblack liberationnewark, new jersey

Cast

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

Self

Coyt Leroy Jones

Self

Asha Bandele

Self

Hettie Jones

Self

Sekou Sundiata

Self

Quincy Troupe

Self

Marvin X

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

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