Seventeen American academics contribute 17 original essays offering a reexamination of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 70s. Topics addressed include key figures such as Amiri Baraka, Larry Neal, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez, Betye Saar, Jeff Donaldson, and Haki Madhubuti; the racial and sexual politics of the time; links with other period cultural movements; the arts in prison; the role of Black colleges and universities; gender politics; the rise of feminism; color fetishism; photography; and music. Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs and reproductions. For students and scholars in African American studies and cultural studies. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)