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Title: Imari Abubakari Obadele Papers, circa 1971

ID: OGLMC/1605

Creator: Obadele, Imari Abubakari (1930-2010)

Extent: 0.25

Arrangement: Materials are arranged by page number.

Date Acquired: 06/23/2012

Languages: English [eng]

1930-2010; Civil rights activist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Imari Abubakari Obadele Papers are an autobiographical manuscript covering events in Dr. Obadele's life until 1971. Much of the material is devoted to making an argument for reparations, namely the formation of a separate state in the American Deep South. The author also places forth an argument justifying violent resistance to oppression. The author writes of several major events, organizations, and people involved in the Civil Rights movement. These include: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the NAACP, the Republic of New Africa, the Black Legion, and the 1967 Detroit Riots.

Born as Richard Bullock Henry

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Sharon Carson (via Jim McKenzie and John Little), UND Department of English

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.2012-3174

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Imari Abubakari Obadele Papers. OGLMC 1605, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Gideon Rogers, Special Collections Intern, in June 2014.