A 50-year-old apology for Pete Seeger

School board says sorry for 1960 uproar over concert
Feb 12, 2009 04:30 AM Toronto Star Raquel Maria Dillon ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES–Nearly a half century ago, amid the suspicion and fears of McCarthyism, folk singer Pete Seeger faced an ultimatum from the San Diego school district: sign an oath against communism or cancel a concert he planned at a high school auditorium.

Seeger, who at the time was under scrutiny for his leftist politics, refused to sign the oath. A judge allowed the concert to proceed anyway.
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