Black Arts Movement Poet, Etheridge Knight, Was Born Award-winning poet, Etheridge Knight, was born on April 19, 1931, in Corinth, Mississippi. He was an influential voice of the Black Arts Movement and focused on freedom from oppression. The Black Arts…
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