Subversive Strumming: Fear and Loathing of the American Folk Music Revival
For the American political right of the post-war era, folk music more than rock ‘n’ roll was regarded as a national threat – but not because of the songs’ lyrics.
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Paul Robeson, the FBI, MI5, and the State Department
Paul Robeson was a powerful singer and orator whose towering intellect and strong beliefs in the dignity of mankind may have cost him his reputation and career.