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![Working People Gonna Rise!](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 016Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, The Human Condition, Beverly GrantCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Political ballads about the history of the American working class and the contemporary struggle for labor rights. The Human Condition were a songwriting collective of labor activists. Songs chronicle the everday experience of the working class. Includes liner notes with political statement and lyrics.
![Break the Chains: Prairie Fire](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: Vin 083Format: VinylProducers: One Spark MusicCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
For the US bicentennial Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore composed revolutionary songs for the working class. Songs like "Let's Get 'em off Our Backs (200 Years is Long Enough)" speak about the unfair and unjust ways the American labor forces is treated and paid. Themes include the fight for unions and the stark contrast between the upper class and the working class.
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