In 1979 , Scott-Heron played at the No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden . The concerts were organized by Musicians United for Safe Energy to protest the use of nuclear energy following the Three Mile Island accident . Scott-Heron 's song , " We Almost Lost Detroit " was included in the '' No Nukes '' album of concert highlights . It alluded to a previous nuclear power plant accident and was also the title of a book by John G. Fuller . Scott-Heron was a frequent critic of President Ronald Reagan and his conservative policies
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Gil Scott-Heron