▁in ▁order ▁to ▁alter ▁social ▁conditions , ▁Black s ▁first ▁had ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁viewed ▁themselves ; ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁break ▁free ▁of ▁white ▁norm s ▁and ▁st rive ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁natural , ▁a ▁common ▁theme ▁of ▁African - American ▁art ▁and ▁music . ▁ ▁Mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁T empt ations ▁sang ▁lyr ics ▁such ▁as ▁" I ▁have ▁one ▁single ▁desire , ▁just ▁like ▁you ▁/ ▁So ▁move ▁over , ▁son , ▁' c ause ▁I ' m ▁com in ' ▁through " ▁in ▁their ▁song ▁" Message ▁From ▁a ▁Black ▁Man ," ▁they ▁expressed ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁sent iments ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement . ▁ ▁I sh ma el ▁Re ed , ▁who ▁is ▁considered ▁neither ▁a ▁movement ▁ap ologist ▁nor ▁advoc ate , ▁said : ▁" I ▁wasn ' t ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁because ▁I ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁integration ist " ▁but ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁positive ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Arts ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement : ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁what ▁Black ▁Arts ▁did ▁was ▁insp ire ▁a ▁whole ▁lot ▁of ▁Black ▁people ▁to ▁write . ▁Moreover , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁mult icult ural ism ▁movement ▁without ▁Black ▁Arts . ▁Lat inos , ▁Asian ▁Americans , ▁and ▁others ▁all ▁say ▁they ▁began ▁writing ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Black s ▁gave ▁the ▁example ▁that ▁you ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁assim il ate . ▁You ▁could ▁do