Rap and Rebellion
Mark Kemp, Option, July 1992
"We have been more unified in the last four days than we have been in the last 30 years...To the brothers and sisters out there: don't be hardened that a few businesses were burnt down. It was nothing but urban renewal. We're cleaning up what was dirty so we can build what is clean."
Brother JC on L.A. radio station KCRW's late-night hip-hop show, 5/3/92
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