He told us how, as one result, the Black man in America was mentally, morally and spiritually dead." ... It was a big order-the organization that I was creating in my mind, one which would help to challenge the American Black man to gain his human rights, and to cure his mental, spiritual, economic, and political sicknesses. ...

• Word Count: 2034
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, playwright, author, poet, activist, critic, and educator. His life has been a changing cycle through multiple philosophy and beliefs. He has been considered a literary genius among his peers and a man we all can learn from. A leader of the Black arts movement, Baraka's n...

• Word Count: 2297
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School