Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

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Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

2024

1h 28m

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Overview

The story of how Everett Leroy Jones became Amiri Baraka, from his childhood to the mid '60s, is told through interviews recorded in the late '90s.

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8 members

Writing

Amiri Baraka

Self

Amiri Baraka

Acting

Coyt Leroy Jones

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Asha Bandele

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Hettie Jones

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Sekou Sundiata

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Quincy Troupe

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Marvin X

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Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

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