On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Written by
Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
Published by
Broadside Press, founded 1965
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Date
April 1965
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 6 5/8 in. (27.9 x 16.8 cm)
Description
A poem titled "A Poem for Black Hearts" written by Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 7. The poem is printed on off-white paper in black ink. A solid black line is on either side of the text at the margins of the paper. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place printed
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
poems
Topic
Activism
Black Press
Civil rights
Literature
Mass media
Poetry
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.154.4
Restrictions & Rights
© 1965 by LeRoi Jones
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecb75d6d-8b08-41a1-9d75-830407971072

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