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We're joined by historian and author Aaron Leonard to discuss his book The Folk Singers and the Bureau, which details the rise of the Communist-adjacent folk scene in America alongside the CPUSA, and the intense (and underreported) repression that followed.
Link to buy the book:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/651913/the-folk-singers-and-the-bureau-by-aaron-leonard/
Companion playlist by Aaron:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHCUjL6Jr73FNc_ak3MyOV_V-6Khic2u4
Songs: "Root Hog and Die" -- Woody Guthrie
"You've Got to Go Down and Join the Union" -- Pete Seeger
"Song of Choice" -- Peggy Seeger
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