| A prominent 20th-century writer and political activist, Amiri Baraka has dedicated himself to the advancement of black culture. Distancing himself from white culture, especially after the assassination of Black Muslim leader Malcolm X in 1965, Baraka turned solely to black themes in his writings and advocated increased political power for blacks. His poems, plays, novels, and essays have helped push African American literature away from themes of integration toward a focus on the black experience. |
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