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Monday, January 30, 2017

The Last Poets


The Last Poets began in the aftermath of the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. After performing on street corners in Harlem, their self-titled debut and follow-up This Is Madness were hugely successful. There followed a long period of personal turmoil for several members of the group, but the poets inspired a generation of hip-hop artists, musicians and poets

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