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This vibrant portrait of dub poet and political activist Linton Kwesi Johnson transports us back to the turbulent streets of Brixton in the late 1970s. Jamaican-born Johnson explains with precise and powerful eloquence the violence and racism meted out to Black and Asian communities in London and beyond - and how his poetry acts as a weapon in the struggle for justice.
- Year1979
- Runtime45 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorFranco Rosso
- CastLinton Kwesi Johnson
*In-person only. This film is not available online.
This vibrant portrait of dub poet and political activist Linton Kwesi Johnson transports us back to the turbulent streets of Brixton in the late 1970s. Jamaican-born Johnson explains with precise and powerful eloquence the violence and racism meted out to Black and Asian communities in London and beyond - and how his poetry acts as a weapon in the struggle for justice.
- Year1979
- Runtime45 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorFranco Rosso
- CastLinton Kwesi Johnson