AFRO-6
| Title | AFRO-6 |
| Year for Search | 1969 |
| Authors | Lopez, [Enrique] Hank(d. 1985) |
| Tertiary Authors | Lopez, Hank |
| Pagination | 237 pp |
| Date Published | 1969 |
| Publisher | Dell Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Chicano author, Male author |
| Annotation | The title, which is capitalized in the text, is the name of a long-planned movement of Blacks to take over Manhattan with similar plans in cities throughout the country. The plot is explicitly based on the writings of Che Guevara. The emphasis of the novel is on the dystopia of Black and Chicano life, the planned takeover, and its temporary success. No depiction of the society the movement hoped to create. |
| Holding Institutions | PU |
| Author Note | The Chicano author (d. 1985) was born in Mexico but brought to the US as a toddler. He was the first Chicano graduate of Harvard Law School. His papers are held at UCLA. |
| Full Text | 1969 Lopez, [Enrique] Hank (d. 1985). AFRO-6. New York: Dell Books. 237 pp. PU The title, which is capitalized in the text, is the name of a long-planned movement of Blacks to take over Manhattan with similar plans in cities throughout the country. The plot is explicitly based on the writings of Che Guevara. The emphasis of the novel is on the dystopia of Black and Chicano life, the planned takeover, and its temporary success. No depiction of the society the movement hoped to create. The Chicano author was born in Mexico but brought to the US as a toddler. He was the first Chicano graduate of Harvard Law School. His papers are held at UCLA. |
