Cause And Effect Of The Black Arts Movement Analysis

“Jazz, Poetry, Rap: Cause and Effect of the Black Arts Movement” by Harmonious Assembler The first article that I found about the Black Arts Movement is one about, you guessed it, the Black Arts Movement. In it, the author – Harmonious Assembler – explains to the audience that the main argument that they should focus on is the fact that only three people have driven the movement into where it is today: with music like hip-hop and rap being played. These three people they are implying are Amiri Baraka, Gil Scott Heron, and The Last Poets (both the original and current members of the group). The article continues to explain that these three forerunners have brought about change through their own ways (Baraka with his poetry, Heron with his spoken …show more content…
Sadly, I do not see the main argument except for the simple facts here and there about the group, how it was formed, and the impact that it left to the African American community, as well as the entirety of America to this day. While it may not seem like the most helpful article on the list (trust me, I know), I feel as if it can also be seen as the one article that could explain everything to the audience despite being as short as it was. The main reason I say this is because it shows the audience the songs they’ve made. These songs, of course, have powerful meaning behind them from what I’ve heard. Another reason why I feel that this would work very well in my article and back up my thesis-in-process is due to another form of resistance: the organizations that they were in. These organizations include SNCC, SDS, and the Black Panther parties. By doing so, they are confronted with danger and try to further the cause under these organizations, whether it would be facing police brutality or looting White supremacists out of whatever they had on …show more content…
In it, I believe that the argument that is being made is just how well they played at the Antioch. However, Alex Mette goes deeper into it by talking to the members of the group (the current members), as well as explain to the readers just how The Last Poets captured the feel of the Black Arts Movement. He even gets the response to The Last Poets’ opinion on rap, which is something that they dislike (ironically enough). I feel that while this might be the weakest of the three articles, it can be considered the strongest aide for my final paper due to how Alex Matte described just how their performance captures everybody’s attention, as well as reveal the group’s belief in something importance that would make their