Ahmos Zu-Bolton

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Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1935 – March 8, 2005) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.

Born Oct. 21, 1935, in Poplarville, Mississippi, Zu-Bolton grew up in DeRidder, Louisiana, near the Texas border. In 1965 he was one of several black students who integrated Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. After serving in the Army in Vietnam, Zu-Bolton founded Hoo-Doo, a magazine devoted to African-American activism and arts, published A Niggered Amen: Poems and coedited Synergy D.C. Anthology in 1975. He also opened the Copestetic Bookstore in New Orleans, LA. He died March 8, 2005, at Howard University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was 69 years old.