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Sunday, February 21, 2016

When the Beat Was Born Interview

When the Beat Was Born Interview
with author Laban Carrick-Hill
and illustrator Theodore Taylor III
by Lee Rhyanes

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In 2016, When the Beat Was Born, DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
was selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Award after receiving a total of
15,146 votes from grade school children throughout Texas.

Read more about the text and the authors by downloading the 
When the Beat Was Born Interview from the link above.

Peace.