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    Attica, Rikers and The Tombs From the Cold jaws of Prison: by Inmates and Ex-Inmates, Musicians and Poets from Attica, Rikers and

    Smithsonian Folkways
    • Attica, Rikers and The Tombs – A Word to the Hip
    • 1. Cathedral
    • 2. The Junkie
    • 3. A Word to the Hip
    • 4. Daddy, Daddy Come Dig Me
    • 5. Lord, I want to be a Christian
    • 6. An open letter
    • 7. I'm a dreamer
    • 8. Screaming
    • 9. He Arose

    Poetry and songs from prisoners recorded in 1971

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