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Poetry. African-American studies. Reprint. For 200 years, the eulogy has been a vital, though rarely studied, form of African-American expression. Here Baraka gathers in a volume the eulogies he has spoken and written, in poetry and prose, over the last 30 years. Those eulogized by Baraka include political leaders such as Malcolm X, musicians like John Coltrane, and Baraka's friends and family members. "For me, writing a eulogy is very much part of a writer's central purpose, which is not supposed to be serving as a spontaneous reflector of one's self, but as an investigator of a useful shared vision" -from the Foreword by Baraka. Malcolm X -- John Coltrane -- Amilcar Cabral -- Anna Russ & Fanny Jones -- Al Ryan -- Art Williams -- Harold Mhisani Wilson -- Larry Neal & Bob Marley -- Larry Neal -- Okot P'bitek -- Owen Dodson -- Michael Smith -- Kimako Baraka -- Yusef Iman -- Al & Tom White -- Philly Joe Jones -- G.l. George Russ -- Bob Kaufman -- James Arthur Baldwin -- Willie Jones -- Marvin Pancho Camillo -- Kasisi Sadikifu Nakawa -- Miguel Piñero -- Joseph S. Smiley Landrum -- John Alexander -- Walter Davis, Jr. -- James Gray -- James Library Brown -- Miles Davis -- Ellis B. Haizlip -- Specks Hicks --jimmy Anderson -- Louise Gray -- John Birks Dizzy Gillespie -- Sun Ra -- Charlie James Richardson -- Tracy Elvira Burwell -- Toni Cade Bambara -- Tina Johnson-landrum -- William Kunstler -- Don Gabriel Pullen -- Russell Bingham. Amiri Baraka. Cover Photograph By Charles Traub--rear Cover Flap. Here, for the first time, a major African-American writer gathers in one volume the eulogies he has written and spoken, in poetry and prose, over the last 30 years. Eulogies shows Amiri Baraka's writing at its most personal and profound; the solemnity of his subject matter leads Baraka to meditate on matters both political and spiritual, to examine the status of African-Americans in the United States and ultimately to reflect on the nature of life and death. A collection, culled from the past thirty years of prose and oratory celebrates such figures as James Baldwin, Miles Davis, Kimako Baraka, Dizzy Gillespie, and Toni Cade Bambara.