Which Side Are You On?

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"Which Side Are You On?" is a famous American labor protest song, popularized by folk groups like the Almanac Singers, that became an anthem of union and civil rights struggles.

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instanceOf labor song
protest song
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalSignificance iconic American protest song
symbol of union solidarity
symbol of working-class resistance
genre folk
protest music
union song
hasAdaptation updated versions for contemporary political struggles
versions with modified lyrics for different movements
hasInfluenced American protest music tradition
civil rights movement culture
labor movement culture
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Almanac Singers
Ani DiFranco
Billy Bragg
Dropkick Murphys
Natalie Merchant
Pete Seeger
Rebel Diaz
The Freedom Singers
Tom Morello
lyricsLanguage English
mainTheme civil rights
class struggle
labor rights
solidarity
trade unionism
message calls listeners to choose a side in social and labor conflicts
notableLyric "They say in Harlan County, there are no neutrals there"
"Which side are you on?"
originallyAssociatedWith Harlan County War
Harlan County, Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America
coal miners
popularizedBy Almanac Singers
Pete Seeger
folk revival movement
usedAs civil rights anthem
protest anthem
union anthem
usedInContext civil rights marches
labor demonstrations
picket lines
student protests

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Almanac Singers notableWork Which Side Are You On?
"Which Side Are You On?" notableLyric "Which side are you on?"
subject linked to: Which Side Are You On?
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Talking Union and Other Union Songs hasTrack Which Side Are You On?
American folk music canon hasPart “Which Side Are You On?”
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