- Written by
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Date
- April 1965
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (28.1 x 16.8 cm)
- Description
- Poem printed in black ink on off-white paper titled A Poem for Black Hearts written by LeRoi Jones. The poem is printed within a narrow black border. It begins with “For Malcolm’s eyes, when they broke the face of some dumb white man…” Along the bottom, inside the border is the copyright and the publisher’s address. “60-“and “14685” is written on the back. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 7.
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Nationalism
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.124.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1965 by LeRoi Jones
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.