Pieces of a Man
Music and "justice" as seen through the eyes of a prisoner on death row and musician at large.
One-half of the duo Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Brian and Keith LaMar talk about life growing through three generations of American conflict and how music has helped them to free themselves from the bondage of hate and resentment.
Pieces of a Man
Episode 2: "Native Songs" with Keith LaMar
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Brian Jackson
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Season 1
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Episode 2
With Keith LaMar for a second week, we turn to Keith's efforts to free himself from an unlawful conviction and how he has maintained his sanity having been on death row and solitary
confinement for 27 years.
Brian answers some questions about whether or not he feels playing messages that for decades went unheeded was worth it in the end.
Links:
Keith LaMar’s website
Keith LaMar’s literacy project
Keith LaMar’s book Condemned
Evidence