WORKING THRU THESE BULLSHIT WHITE PEOPLE. THE EDITORIAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK FIRE ANTHOLOGY, BETWEEN CONFORMITY AND SUBVERSION

This article traces the editorial circumstances in which the anthology Black Fire, milestone of the Black Arts Movement, was published. The anthologists insisted on the existence of racial tensions when the book was released, tensions which were real but which were also part of broader editorial negotiations, all the more so since the very form of the anthology seemed to thwart a revolutionary ambition.