Black Power, Annotated typescript, pp. 270-336 (missing pp 304, 312-313), undated
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of the original typescript for Black Power. It contains corrections, additions, and deletions, including long holograph passages. Much of the material in this draft was never published, so it is significant for documenting Wright’s original intentions in recording his experiences in Ghana. Besides the typescript, there are some fifty pages of material perhaps intended as a supplement to the book. Included are an interview with Ghana radical Dzenkle Dzenku; a detailed account of a political meeting in 1950 which resulted in several arrests; a discussion of Kwame Nkrumah; and a four-page sheet, "Memorandum submitted to the Executive of the Convention People’s Party in Protest against its Present Policy--6th Jan. 1952," which is bitterly anti-Nkrumah.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Library Details
Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
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Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
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