Amiri Baraka
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| Type: | Color photographs |
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| Title: | Amiri Baraka |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Description: | Photograph of poet Amiri Baraka reading at the 1996 National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Standing on a darkened stage, he holds a book in his left hand and pulls a microphone close to his mouth with his right hand. Several musicians sit behind him. The festival, which was sponsored in part by the Georgia Humanities Council, provides funds for and conducts programs that bring Georgians together to explore and discuss their cultural traditions. |
| Subjects: | Poets, American--Georgia--Atlanta | African American poets--Georgia--Atlanta | Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta | African American authors--Georgia--Atlanta | Festivals--Georgia--Atlanta | Art festivals--Georgia--Atlanta | Books--Georgia--Atlanta | Men--Georgia--Atlanta | African American men--Georgia--Atlanta | Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia | Georgia Humanities Council |
| Rights and Usage: | Courtesy of Georgia Humanities Council. |
| Related Materials: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3200 | Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-8024 |
| Related Institutions: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) |
| Collection Information: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |