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Afro-American Culture, Literature, and Social Order, Part 6 of 6

Posted on October 16, 1983 by Steve Weiss

Houston Baker discusses his research on blues music and its place in American culture, which was published as Blues, Ideology, and Afro-American Literature: A Vernacular Theory. Short recorded examples illustrate early African-American influences on the blues style, such as the … Continue reading →

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Blacks, Politics, and Art

Posted on August 9, 1981 by Steve Weiss

Amiri Baraka and Thomas Cripps discuss cultural changes experienced by the American black community, especially in arts and politics in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as considering what the 1980s might hold. At the time of this interview, Baraka, … Continue reading →

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