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Bomb the Suburbs Graffiti, Race, Freight-Hopping and the Search for Hip-Hop's Moral Center

William Wimsatt

Should graffiti writers organize to tear up the cities, or should they really be bombing the 'burbs? That's the question posed by William Upski Wimsatt in his seminal foray into the world of hip-hop, rap, and street art, and the culture and politics that surround it. Taking on a broad range of topi...

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A book by activist and graffiti artist Billy Upsky, an image from which was used without permission to create posters for a talk on race at Hampshire College, resulting in a felony charge for Biss and a friend.

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And one of our speakers was Billy Upsky, who's, he's an activist and a graffiti artist. And we took an image from his book. His book is called Bomb the Suburbs.

— Episode: [Unedited] Eula Biss with Krista Tippett

Episode: [Unedited] Eula Biss with Krista Tippett

A book by activist and graffiti artist Billy Upsky, an image from which was used without permission to create posters for a talk on race at Hampshire College, resulting in a felony charge for Biss and a friend.

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And one of our speakers was Billy Upsky, who's, he's an activist and a graffiti artist. And we took an image from his book. His book is called Bomb the Suburbs.

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