Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri (2024)

88 minDocumentaryHistory

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.

Director: Colin Still

Cast

Amiri Baraka as Self

Amiri Baraka

Self

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Coyt Leroy Jones

Self

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Asha Bandele

Self

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Hettie Jones

Self

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Sekou Sundiata

Self

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Quincy Troupe

Self

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Marvin X

Self

Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Keywords

Plot:jazzpoetryblack historybeat poetryblack liberationnewark, new jersey

Place:greenwich village