This Land Is Your Land

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It wasn’t sold or played on the radio, but Woody Guthrie’s song became an American classic. It was also attacked as anti-American. The history behind “This Land Is Your Land,” from our series “American Icons.”

Check out the feature page on our new American Icons website, with video, slideshows, bonus audio, and more.

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