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Pete Seeger’s green activism in New York and New Jersey

February 4, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Seeger did much for New Jersey, taking a stand against ocean dumping . And he thought that a graceful boat would draw people to their forgotten riverfronts and imagine a different future for the Hudson River

Memories of Pete Seeger in East Berlin

February 3, 2014 By Victor Grossman

In 1945, every Saturday night, we sang his songs, with those of Woody, Leadbelly, Paul Robeson and Ernst Busch, at the Folksay square dance and song sessions in the Furriers' Hall.

1948: Pete Seeger and Henry Wallace

January 31, 2014 By Beatrice Lumpkin

I heard Pete Seeger many times, but the most stirring was his 1948 appearance in Buffalo, N.Y., at a rally for Henry Wallace.

Pete’s rug ate my interview and other Seeger tales

January 31, 2014 By Peter Gale And Seymour Joseph

In 1952 the Weavers sang at my high school. What an eye-opener it was for me!

Where have all the flowers gone?

January 31, 2014 By David S. Bell And Bill Appelhans

I heard about Pete Seeger's death while driving to downtown Philadelphia. If I wasn't on the expressway, I would have pulled over to wipe my eyes and clear my head.