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General Larry Platt, From Civil Rights to Pants Police

Posted Jan 14th 2010 at 04:24 PM by Rashod Ollison

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When you risked your life in the 1960s, marching for civil rights that young folks now take for granted, you typically don't give up trying to reach them. One strategy is to write an insanely catchy ditty about self-respect called 'Pants on the Ground.' And what better way to reach people -- millions of people -- than to perform it on 'American Idol'? That's exactly what General Larry Platt ...

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