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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Civil Rights Firebrand

Clip: Season 13 | 2m 46s

Hip hop musician Talib Kweli recounts how he became a figure of interest to federal officials while he was researching the speeches of Stokely Carmichael ... 40 years after the fact.

Aired: 02/09/12

Rating: TV-PG

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