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Many African Americans had communist or socialist leanings for obvious reasons. The WASP establishment feared that anyone who was different had to be a communist. 😦
July 3, 2018 at 1:35 pm
Besides having a fabulous voice, he was persecuted by our own government because of his civil rights activities. A great song sung by a great man.
July 3, 2018 at 2:10 pm
Bob,
I think it was his Communist and Soviet Union leanings which caused even more trouble for him than his civil rights work.
I so love this song. It is purely and simply America.
The town I live in
The street, the house, the room
The pavement of the city
Or the garden all in bloom
The church the school the clubhouse
The million lights I see
But especially the people
That’s America to me
July 3, 2018 at 8:01 pm
Many African Americans had communist or socialist leanings for obvious reasons. The WASP establishment feared that anyone who was different had to be a communist. 😦
July 3, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Bob,
It was easier to condemn his Soviet leanings than to face the prejudice he rallied against.