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Black Past: Public Enemy HandoutBlack Past: Public Enemy Handout
Publisher
Black Past
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Lexile Measures
1180L
Handout

Black Past: Public Enemy

Curated by ACT

In this encyclopedia entry, you read about the rap group, Public Enemy, their songs, and the evolution of their message. There is a link to a website for more information.

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Concepts

rap music

Additional Tags

black power, hip-hop, black panthers, black past, encyclopedia of african american history, nation of islam, public enemy, controversial lyrics, hip-hop / rap

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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