For Smithsonian Folkways' 75th anniversary, Cass McCombs and preschool teacher Greg Gardner wrote a collection of new folk songs for children. One of them is a tribute to gay activist Harvey Milk.
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McCombs and Gardner's effort is a continuation of Folkways' long history of releasing children's albums such as Woody Guthrie'sFolk songs for children are,"easy to play and can be passed down from person to person," says Williger. As a subject for a song, Harvey Milk fits Folkways'"long history of social justice music." Plus, it's"about the social issues of your place," notes Williger.
Milk, along with other activists, campaigned to defeat a ballot proposition that would have banned gay people from working in California schools. On November 7th, 1978, the proposition wasassassinated"Harvey Milk's message of advocating for others and treating people fairly and being proud to be your true self is in line with the values that we hope to instill in the preschool classroom," says Gardner.
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