Ground WorkHaki Madhubuti is one of the foremost Black poets and has been in the vanguard of Black letters for more than 25 years. He has perfected the ability to combine politics and poetry in a powerful and unique style that is both accessible and profound. GroundWork: Selected Poems from 1966-1996 is a landmark collection of Madhubuti's poetic vision for and critique of African-Americans and American society as a whole. From ""But He Was Cool"" and ""One Sided Shoot-out"" to ""White People are People Too"" and ""Too Many of Our Young are Dying"", GroundWork is a compendium of verse that is both thoughtful, memorable, and represents some of the best work in a generation of American poets of any color. |
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... white and pure , assimilation taken for granted , no problems to endure . Jewish American , am I not white too ? Let me assimilate , I can buy my way through . African American , black man true , Instant hate , ( a mile away ) ...
... white and pure , assimilation taken for granted , no problems to endure . Jewish American , am I not white too ? Let me assimilate , I can buy my way through . African American , black man true , Instant hate , ( a mile away ) ...
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... white America- Imamu Amiri Baraka ( LeRoi Jones ) . What does it take to reach you , into you ? What is the stimulus that will force you to act ; what motivates you in yr inability to conceive of yrself as something special ? Will it ...
... white America- Imamu Amiri Baraka ( LeRoi Jones ) . What does it take to reach you , into you ? What is the stimulus that will force you to act ; what motivates you in yr inability to conceive of yrself as something special ? Will it ...
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... white collars who constantly preach " a better day a comin , " tomorrow expect tennis and cricket , jogging , handball & polo played on manicured greens . better days of beer and evening playgrounds and admission to divinity schools ...
... white collars who constantly preach " a better day a comin , " tomorrow expect tennis and cricket , jogging , handball & polo played on manicured greens . better days of beer and evening playgrounds and admission to divinity schools ...
Contents
Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
Copyright | |
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