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"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag"
In 1959, at the age of seventeen, Joe McDonald joined the Navy. After his discharge three years later, he enrolled in a Los Angeles college where he became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1965, McDonald moved to Berkeley, California just [...]
Tags: Social Movements, Vietnam War
Item Type: Music/Song
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)
"Song of the Coats"
Support for the communist Viet Cong was strong among many ordinary South Vietnamese people. This song describes one way civilians on the homefront supported V.C. against U.S.-led forces during the Vietnam War. The song was collected and published by [...]