AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

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In The Time Of The Second Mountain Music Revival- A Songcatcher Classic Song- "Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies"-Maybelle Carter-Style

*From The Hills And Hollows Of Appalachia- The Banjo Of Roscoe Holcomb

Labor’s Untold Story- A Personal View Of The Class Wars In The Kentucky Hills And Hollows-"Our Lady Of The Mountains-The Music Of Hazel Dickens"

*Our Lady Of The Mountain-The Music Of Hazel Dickens

The Hills And Hollas Of Home- In Honor Of The Late Hazel Dickens

Songs To While Away The Class Struggle By-Doc Watson- The Max Daddy Of Appalachian Mountain Music Passes On- "Black Mountain Rag"

***From The Be-Bop 1960s Archives-As Father's Day Approaches- Fritz John Taylor's Tribute- "I Hear My Father's Voice....I hear an early morning front door slam."

From The Pen Of Joshua Lawrence Breslin- Out In The Hills And Hollows Of Appalachia- Man Of Constant Sorrow- A CD Review

On The 50th Anniversary Of Publication Of Michael Harrington's "The Other America"- Another Personal Note On The Class Struggle

***Labor's Untold Story- A Personal View Of The Class Wars In The Kentucky Hills And Hollows-At One Remove

*In The Time Of The Time Of The Parents Of The Generation Of '68- David Kennedy's "Freedom From Fear: The American People In Depression And War; 1929-1945- A Book Review

*I Feel Those Appalachian Mountain Breezes Once Again- I Hear Those Lonesome Banjos And Fiddles Calling- A CD Review

*In The Time Of The Coming Down From The Mountains- The Legendary RCA Bristol (Tennessee) Sessions

*I Feel Those Appalachian Mountain Breezes Again- I Hear Those Lonesome Fiddles- A CD Review

*Keep On The Sunny Side- The Music Of June Carter Cash

From The Pages Of "Workers Vanguard" -On The West Virginia Coal Mine Diaster - A Guest Commentary

*From Steve Lendmen's Blog-"Growing Poverty And Despair In America"

*Once More Into The Time Capsule, Part One-The New York Folk Revival Scene in the Early 1960’s-Jean Ritchie