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The Black Arts Movement dated back to the 1960's and 1970's affiliated with the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement. This movement aimed to construct politically engaged work that scrutinized the African American cultural and historical wisdom. Amiri Baraka , in former times known as LeRoi Jones was one of the movements well known poets. The Black Arts Movement had its haters. Many critics bashed the poets work because of the language and point of views used .