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We Shall Overcome: An Hour With Legendary Folk Singer
& Activist Pete Seeger
Today we spend the hour with the legendary folk singer, banjo
player, storyteller and activist Pete Seeger. For over 60
years Pete Seeger has been an American icon. In the 1940s,
he performed in the Almanac Singers with Woody Guthrie as
well as the Weavers. In the 1950s, he opposed Senator Joseph
McCarthy's witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to
answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
He helped popularize the civil rights anthem "We Shall
Overcome." In the 1960s, he was a vocal critic of the
Vietnam War and inspired a generation of protest singers.
He was later at the center of the environmental and anti-nuclear
movements. At the age of 87, Pete Seeger continues to perform
and be politically active.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
Our website is www.democracynow.org.
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Democracy Now! is produced by Mike Burke, Sharif Abdel Kouddous,
Ana Nogueira, Elizabeth Press, Jeremy Scahill and Parvez Sharma.
Mike Di Filippo is our engineer.
Thanks also to Uri Galed, Angela Alston, Orlando Richards,
Simba Russeau, Johnny Sender, Rich Kim, Joe Murgio, John Randolph,
Chris Zucker, Karen Ranucci, Denis Moynihan, Eric Rweyemamu,
Jenny Filipazzo and Isis Phillips.
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