A Black Woodstock: Wattstax
James Maycock, Guardian, The, 20 July 2002
Intro: This is about 1000 words longer than the version published by The Guardian. Theres much more on the concert, more quotations and more on the Black Power era. Interviewees: Al Bell, Mavis Staples, Richard Dedeaux (Watts Prophets) and Tommy Jacquette)
Total word count of piece: 4597
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