A.D. Carson, University of Virginia Not long after the July 20, 1969, Moon landing, Gil Scott-Heron – a poet hailed as the “Godfather of Rap” – released a scathingly critical song called “Whitey on the Moon.” While others lauded the lunar landing as a “giant leap for mankind,” Scott-Heron lamented the Moon trip in his […]
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