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Transcript: Jackson's Complicated Ties With Black America
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RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
07-07-2009
Jackson's Complicated Ties With Black America
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 10:00-11:00 AM
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
During his long career, Michael Jackson shattered some major racial barriers in the entertainment world. The pop idol also had a complicated relationship with African-Americans. Now, as his fans prepare to say goodbye, much of black America is ready to reassert its claim on Michael, as NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports.
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KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Every year, people come from all over the city to attend the jazz festival in Leimert Park, the cultural heart of black Los Angeles. There's always African drums
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