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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.

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Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

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