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it was in calumet, michigan. woody guthrie: ♪ one of them screams and says there's a fire a lady, she hollered, there is no suchy thing keep on with your party there is no suchy thing ♪ >> i think woody would go back into history and research other events that were pertinent to the struggles the workers were still facing. in the first line, he says, "take a trip back with me to 1913." so he makes it clear he is going back. he is telling the story of this massacre that happened in 1913. he is pointing out this fight they are facing for workers, for displaced oklahomans, the problems they are facing are still alive today. and these people who faced this disaster should not be forgotten. again, woody was an artist. he used his artwork sometimes in a playful way. other times, for social commentary. oftentimes, a combination of both. he has almost a little story he tells about the hand, the worker. the hand thinks it over and the hand cusses the boss out. the boss yells, "cops!" law and order comes and the hand is

and that was in calumet, michigan. ♪ >> he screams, and he says, there is a fire a lady, she hollers, saying there is no such a thing there is no such a thing ? ♪ deana: i think woody would go back into history and research items that were still pertinent to what workers were facing, and in the first line, he says, just he says, "take a trip back to me to -- with me to 1913." so he is pointing out that this fight that they are facing for workers, for the displaced oklahomans, or problems that they are facing are still alive today, and these people who face this disaster should not be forgotten. again, woody was an artist, and he used his artwork sometimes in a playful way. other times, for social commentary. oftentimes a combination of both, so he has almost a little story that he tells about the hand, the worker. the hand thinks it over, and the hand cuts the boss out. the boss yells. law and order comes, and hand is charged with trying to overthrow the u.s. government. so if you have these troubles, join the movement. well, currently, in the area of the center dedicated to "this l