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Pete Seeger was an American folk musician and social activist whose outspoken songs about freedom and justice got him blacklisted from radio and TV for years.Pete Seeger was still singing and playing the banjo for tens of thousands of fans even when he was at the age of ninety-four. Born in New York City on May 3, 1919, Pete came from a family of musicians. Despite writing and singing folk songs that all of America knows, not many kids know his name. Why? Because his ties to the Communist Party got him banned from radio and television for many years! Well-known for his civil rights activism with Martin Luther King Jr., Seeger also spearheaded efforts that cleaned up the Hudson River and made it beautiful again. His best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer" and "Turn, Turn, Turn.
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I am a 66 yr. old retired librarian who mostly wrote grants during my 30 yr. long career at Pequenakonck Elementary School in North Salem, NY. I live in Danbury and New Fairfield CT but also spend a good amount of time in Sanibel, Fla. I have 3 adult children and grew up writing as a son of journalists. However, my first published book stemmed from my career as a librarian. I loved the Who Was ...., Who Is.... series and saw how accessible the books were for young readers. I said to myself: kids should know who Pete Seeger was and his contributions to NY State and the world. So I pitched my book idea and lo and behold my 3 chapters were read and my project accepted. I wish I had more time to write but my saxophone playing is currently my priority (along with tennis, tennis, and cycling. I am also bound for California to see my recently born twin grand children.Enjoy Who Was Pete Seeger and please keep his vision for social justice and love of the environment alive!
