Guthrie had his faults, including an allegiance to Stalin that led him to excuse the Nazis when they teamed up with the USSR.
But he came around, which is why kids got to learn this great song while sitting around countless campfires.
Let's teach it to more kids.
But he came around, which is why kids got to learn this great song while sitting around countless campfires.
Let's teach it to more kids.
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Larry Tenney
DYK... Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" was written in protest to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
It angered right wing extremists during the Red Scare/McCarthy Era
Maybe we should popularize it once again?!
🎬 #ACompleteUnknown
It angered right wing extremists during the Red Scare/McCarthy Era
Maybe we should popularize it once again?!
🎬 #ACompleteUnknown
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"Beach Haven is Trump’s Tower
Where no black folks come to roam,
No, no, Old Man Trump!
Old Beach Haven ain't my home!"
https://woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Old_Man_Trump.htm