Students for Democratic Action The Big Little Person's Book of Songs For Democratic Action
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09590 Author/Creator: Students for Democratic Action Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: August 1952 Pagination: 124 p. ; 10.8 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
The book, published by the Students for Democratic Action (SDA), is a mix of common picketing and protest songs and original works by the author. The table of contents is ordered by genre of the song as follows: popular folk songs; old favorites; SDA, ADA (Americans for Democratic Action) miscellaneous political; union songs; freedom line; war and peace; old west; satire and parody. The songs center around the theme of socialism and democracy while bringing awareness to social and economic injustices like poverty, the United Nations, and class inequality. Some songs directly reference political figures, like Joseph McCarthy and Francisco Franco, and movements, like Zionism, the Cold War, and communism. The book features popular songs like, "Which Side Are You On?" "Union Train," and "Red River Valley," as well as original and lesser known works.
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