Article #2: "Levittown Scene of Fight on Song"
Item — Box: CRJO 5
Identifier: CRJO 5/04
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1956.
Language of Materials
English.
General
Clipping. Author: Don Zirkel; Published for/in: The Table (page 1) Content: Reports on the controversy over whether the song "The Lonesome Train," a cantana about the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, should be used in Levittown schools as a part of festivities celebrating Lincoln's birthday, since the song was written by Millard Lampall, who was identified as a Communist by the Senate Subcommittee Investigating Subversive Infiltration of Radio, Television, and the Entertainment Industry, and Earl Robinson, also a publicly identified Communist.
Repository Details
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