Graffiti art, breakdancing, and fashion, not just rapping and djing. His class is about an hour. Prof. Naison this lecture is entitled why hiphop began in the bronx. What i am about to describe to you is one of the most improbable and Inspiring Stories youll ever hear. It is about how young people in a section of new york, widely regarded as the site of unspeakable violence and tragedy, created an art form that would sweep the world. It is a story filled with ironies, unexplored connections, and lessons for today. And i am proud to share it not only with my wonderful rock and roll to hiphop class, but with cspans global audience in its lectures on American History series. The information in this lecture has come from two major sources. First of all, the oral histories of the bronx africanAmerican History project, which has taken place over the last 14 years. We have done over 300 interviews with people who grew up in the bronx from the 1930s up to the present. And, in the process, docu
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