We have fed you all 1000 years: nineteenth-century radical song and the rise of North American labor

• Published in: American nineteenth century history Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 257 - 282
• Main Author: Smith, Christopher J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.09.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 19th century; Activism; contrafact; Labor movements; Music; Political participation; Radicalism; song

Political song, especially that which fits new words to existing melodies' semiotic associations, has been used by Americans as an oppositional tool throughout the history of the United States. Activists employed tunes' "virality" to disseminate political stances and these practi...