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On This Day August 12 1988 – Public Enemy Performed at Rikers Island Prison

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On This Day August 12 1988 – Public Enemy Performed at Rikers Island Prison.

On this day August 12 1988, Public Enemy delivered a powerful and historic live performance at Rikers Island prison in New York City. In front of 250 inmates and around 100 journalists, the group brought their politically charged sound and raw energy directly into one of the country’s most notorious correctional facilities.

Coming off the success of their landmark album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy used the opportunity to bring attention to issues of...
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