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Marvin Gaye Heard the Brothers Who America Sent to War

Music can change what a country is willing to hear about itself. In 1971, Motown’s Marvin Gaye released the song “What’s Going On.” It was a time when Black men were returning from defeat from the Vietnam War, and they were coming back to a country that had demanded their...

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Marvin Gaye Heard the Brothers Who America Sent to War

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