Roland Snellings

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Roland Snellings, better known as Askia Touré, is an influential African-American poet, essayist, and key figure in the Black Arts Movement.

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Roland Snellings canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Black Arts Movement figure ⓘ
activist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
alternativeName Askia M. Touré ⓘ
linked to: Askia Touré

Askia Muhammad Touré ⓘ
birthName Roland Snellings ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culturalIdentity African-centered ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
ethnicIdentity Black ⓘ
familyName Snellings ⓘ
fieldOfWork African-American literature ⓘ
Black cultural nationalism ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
political writing ⓘ
givenName Roland ⓘ
hasInfluenced African-American literature ⓘ
Black nationalist cultural thought ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Black Arts Movement ⓘ
Black Power movement ⓘ
notableFor African-centered cultural and political writings ⓘ
influential role in the Black Arts Movement ⓘ
notableWork Dawnsong! The Epic Memory of Askia Touré ⓘ
From the Pyramids to the Projects ⓘ
JuJu: Magic Songs for the Black Nation ⓘ
Songhai ⓘ
linked to: Songhai people
occupation activist ⓘ
editor ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
participantIn Black Arts Movement ⓘ
Black Power movement in the United States ⓘ
pseudonym Askia Touré ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf studies on the Black Arts Movement ⓘ

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Askia Touré → birthName → Roland Snellings ⓘ
Askia Touré → birthName → Roland Snellings ⓘ
subject linked to: Roland Snellings