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Jan 20, 2016 · Glimpse into Shan Nicholson’s documentary Rubble Kings, and in this clip, those who were there recall both the events leading up to the peace treaty and the flowering of culture that followed...
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From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. Beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement lay a unfocused rage. Neither law enforcement nor soci...
Jun 19, 2015 · In “Rubble Kings,” Melendez and Suarez paint a simple but believable picture of a city on the verge of self-destruction. Suarez, the more volatile of the two speakers, calls attention to the assassination of unifying political leaders like John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
Sep 28, 2015 · From 1968-1975, there was a gang war raging in New York. Young people from the then racially divided communites of the five boroughs spent most of their time causing mayhem and sewing patches on...
May 29, 2015 · Rubble Kings, the most comprehensive documentation of life during this era of gang rule to date, tells the story of how a few extraordinary, forgotten people did the impossible, and how their...
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Rubble Kings is a 2015 documentary film directed by Shan Nicholson that depicts gang violence in The Bronx in the 1970s, specifically the events leading up to and following the Hoe Avenue peace meeting.
Oct 11, 2015 · Rubble Kings Summary: The Art of Hip Hop and Violence Prevention. October 11, 2015 bgoeltzenleuchter. During the 1970s, the Bronx was bathed in blood. Gangs could be found on every street corner, and death by gunshot was an every day occurrence. Skip back to 1963, when Jewish, Irish, and other various ethnicities still populated the Bronx.
