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- Summaries Through archival footage Nicholson tells the story of the real Warriors that walked the streets of New York City in the 1970s and the harsh reality of gang life in a city that seemed to be falling apart. From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. Beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement lay a unfocused rage.
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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 · 'Rubble Kings' Is the True Story of Gang Warfare That Inspired 'The Warriors' Directed by Shan Nicholson, the documentary goes in on the New York Gangs of the 70s and how they gave birth to...
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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. The film premiered at the DOC NYC film festival in New York City on November 16, 2014.
Jun 19, 2015 · “Rubble Kings” then recounts how a single death — the 1971 killing of Cornell Benjamin, a widely respected “peace counselor” from the Ghetto Brothers — led to a boroughwide gang truce.
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Jul 1, 2015 · The answer is “everything.” Nicholson tells the story of the social and political climate that created the horrendous conditions in the Bronx that would eventually lead to hip-hop’s creation, and...
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Jun 25, 2015 · Out of the chaos, a beat: ‘Rubble Kings’ explains how gang violence gave way to the creation of hip-hop. By Soraya Nadia McDonald. June 25, 2015 at 2:31 p.m. EDT. A still from...
Aug 20, 2017 · Narrated by John Leguizamo, Rubble Kings takes a look at the rise of New York City’s gang life in the late 60s and early 70s, while also making the case that the emergence of hip-hop played a large role in New York gang culture’s decline.
