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Podcast: Real Black Consciousness Forum
Episode: Iceberg Slim: PIMP - The Story Of My Life! Audio Book (Life Of Robert Beck)
Description: Podcast link: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/wAzsO5ILHYbIceberg Slim’s autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oft-brutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores of Chicago’s street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. In the preface, Slim says it best, “In this book, I will take you, the reader, with me into the secret inner world of the pimp.” With millions of copies sold, Pimp has become vital reading across generations of writers...