TIMELINE !

October 7, 1934 He was born LeRoi Jones 1951-1952 attended Rutgers university & Howard university 1952 changed his name to Amiri Baraka 1957-1962 married Hettie Cohen & 1st got recognized for his poems 1963-1965 this period Baraka`s race became a big issue 1965 after malcom X death Baraka divorced his wife & moved 1967 changed his name again to a muslium name "Imamu" 1974- Baraka began writing endless poems, shocked the world