“This Land Is Your Land”
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“This Land Is Your Land” touches impressionistically on a huge cast of characters, from Frederick Douglass to Henry Ford, and some 300 sites, from Mount Vernon to Disneyland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Lopez performed an abridged “This Land Is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful” and added a Spanish-language section from the Pledge of Allegiance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2021
David Silverman, in his personal reflections, considers how two secular patriotic hymns, “This Land Is Your Land” and “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” shaped American childhood experiences.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
The journalist Kurt Andersen takes a long look at the song “This Land Is Your Land” and the story of its creator, Woody Guthrie.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
He wanted to fall into the groove of things, so he sang “This Land Is Your Land” along with his class for glee.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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