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Briefly discuss the ways in which Woody Guthrie personifies the urban folk song movement.
 
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Who was the blues singer discovered and recorded by John and Alan Lomax, was brought to New York, and was part of the early phase of the urban folk song movement?
 
  A) Pete Seeger
 
  B) Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter)
 
  C) Woody Guthrie
 
  D) Bob Dylan



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Answer to Question 1

Oklahoma (dust bowl) background
His life experiences provided much contact with the common people.
Many of his songs had a hard edge of protest.
The sign on his guitar read: This machine kills fascists.
He could write equally well from either personal experience or on commission.
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