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The misguided attacks on 'This Land Is Your Land'

  • Written by Will Kaufman, Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Central Lancashire
Some of Guthrie's greatest champions have had difficulties with the song.Al Aumuller/Library of Congress

In recent years, Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” has become a rallying cry for immigrants. And in July, after President Donald Trump tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color needed to “go back where...

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