5. Joe Hill
Writer Marybeth Hamilton considers the double erasure and ghostly presence of labour leader Joe Hill and Paul Robeson in American life through the powerful anthem sung by Robeson.
Marybeth Hamilton summons up the ghosts of both Joe Hill and Paul Robeson as she explores the ways Robeson was so completely erased from culture and memory for many Americans. ‘If any one song in Robeson’s repertoire sums up those histories of denial and silencing it is Joe Hill.’
Producer: Mark Burman
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