Henry, Richard B. ; Negro Leader. known as brother Imari in R. N. A. Org.

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Richard Henry (Brother Imari) speaks with reporter. "Richard and Milton Henry (Brother Imari Abubakari Obadele and Gaidi Obadele) founded another socialist nationalist organization, The Republic of New Africa, in Detroit, Michigan in March, 1968, the Henrys in 1967 had helped to found the Malcolm X Society which encouraged self-defense and Pan-African solidarity, The Republic of New Africa combined aggressive "revolutionary" strategies with demands for separate territory...," from Black Nationalism in American Politics and Thought by Dean E. Robinson.

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Date Issued:

1969-09-11T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

United States

Subject Topic:

Black nationalism, Republic of New Africa (Organization), and African American civil rights workers

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

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http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc40078_1