Amiri Baraka and the Congress of African People History and Memory

The Congress of African People (CAP) was an important Black Power organization formed in 1970 and led by the activist poet Amiri Baraka. It made significant contributions to the Black Liberation Movement throughout the 70s as a leading organization in the National Black Political Convention, the National Black Assembly, African Liberation Day, the African Liberation Support Committee and the Black Women's United Front. CAP also became active in the new communist movement as the Revolutionary Communist League (MLM). This first-hand narrative of CAP is a part of a movement to document and analyze Black Power in the African American Freedom Movement from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Michael Simanga holds a doctorate in history from Georgia State University, USA. He is the author of the book In the Shadow of the Son.

Introduction
1. Born Into The Storm
2. Black Power
3. Founding Of The Congress Of African People. Emergence Of Amiri Baraka As Political Leader
4. The Black Arts Movement And And The Congress Of African People
5. Ideology And Ideological Development
6. Maulana Karenga – Imamu Baraka And Kawaida
7. Amina Baraka And The Women Of The Congress Of African People
8. Revolutionary Kawaida
9. The Congress Of African People And The United Front
10. Transition To Marxism
11. Black Marxist-Leninists-New Communist Movement
12. Transformed
13. Lessons
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