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New York City, 1943
" I could talk to you about fascism. It is a big word and it hides in some pretty little places.
It is nothing in the world but greed for profit and greed for the power to hurt and make slaves out of the people."
Woody Guthrie, from his diary to his daughter c. 1940s
i am Obsessed with "The Union Boys" band, formed on March 11, 1944, that literally only existed for one day.
they released one album consisting of entirely anti-fascist, anti-racist, and pro union songs. And it was given its name by Moses Asch, very descriptive name.
consisting of Josh White (underrated ! listen to his music), Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Tom Glazer, and technically woody guthrie. this album is the reason i always have "UAW-CIO" stuck in my head lol.
the various notebooks of Woody Guthrie
"Cathy says" is referring to his daughter, where he'd document many of her earliest words
"I am a changer a constant changer I have to be or die Because whatever stops changing is dead. And I am alive."
-Woody Guthrie from his journal, Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art • Words and Wisdom by Nora Guthrie and Robert Santelli