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Rap Brown Endorses Violence

H. Rap Brown raises a fist as police take him into custody amid a chaotic crowd scene. In another shot, Brown famously declares, "Violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie."



IdentifierCLIP-14212
Duration34 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1960
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