Explication of Poem for Black Boys

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English

 

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Jose H

 

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November 25, 2011

 

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University

 

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A

 

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She alludes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the stanza containing the Monopoly metaphor and reference. When she writes "DO NOT SIT DO NOT FOLLOW KING/GO DIRECTLY TO STREETS," she is stating how following the non-violent movement of Dr. King was not what was wanted of blacks during that time. Following Dr...
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Following Dr. King and doing peaceful protests and sit-ins was not akin to the bestial image that could be conveyed when you had the likes of H. Rap Brown promoting violence and the "Burn Baby Burn" viewpoint. What makes this piece so profound is the use of imagery, from the visual that is created when one tries to imagine "the big bad sheriff on his faggoty white horse" to the images of African-Americans playing "Back-to-Black/grow a natural and practice vandalism...
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