the civil rights movement also influenced spoken word. notable speeches such as martin luther king's "i have a dream", sojourner truth's "ain't i a woman?", and booker t. washington's "cast down your buckets" incorporated elements of oration that influenced the spoken word movement within the african-american community. the last poets was a poetry and political music group formed during the 1960s that was born out of the civil rights movement and helped increase the popularity of spoken word within african-american culture. spoken word poetry entered into wider american culture following the release of gil scott-heron's spoken-word poem "the revolution will not be televised" on the album "small talk at 125th and lenox" in 1970.