Professor Sun Ra

[Dave Monroe]

"In the Spring of 1971 Herman 'Sonny' Blount, aka Sun Ra, was
artist-in-residence at the University of Califonia at Berkeley, where
he offered a lecture course, variably described as African-American
Studies 198, 'The Black Man in the Universe,' or 'The Black Man In the
Cosmos,' or perhaps it was AAS 171. Apparently there was always some
confusion regarding the course, and students had difficulty in picking
up books from the required reading list, although one listing, The
Source Book of Man’s Life and Death (i.e, The Bible, 'King James'),
whose author was listed as 'God,' was available from 'numerous'
publishers."

http://sensitiveskinmagazine.com/professor-sun-ra/

‘THE BLACK MAN IN THE COSMOS’: SUN RA TEACHES AT UC BERKELEY, 1971

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_black_man_in_the_cosmos_sun_ra_teaches_at_uc_berkeley_1971

Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List From His 1971 UC Berkeley Course,
“The Black Man in the Cosmos”

http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/full-lecture-and-reading-list-from-sun-ras-1971-uc-berkeley-course.html
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