Maurice Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Whilst reading the autobiography of Leroi Jones, Baracka himself mentioned a David Henderson poem that he was very impressed with. The poem itself was based on the 1964 Impressions hit, Keep on Pushing. Anyway, Henderson was a co founder of the Black Arts movement and I was 'aware' of his name but couldn't quite place him. After some minor research, the penny dropped. He wrote a biography on Jimi Hendrix ( which I've just ordered) and De Mayor of Harlem. I think he was partly responsible for the 1968 book, Black Fire: an Anthology of Afro American Writing. My first port of call was here for some information on Henderson but I couldn't seem to find him in the authors section. https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/bundles/235547 http://litandthecivilrightsmovement.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/3/4/20342527/henderson-keep_on_pushing_harlem_riotssummer1964.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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