Deportees died in a plane crash. Woody Guthrie wrote a song about it.
The story of the Los Gatos flight that took off 77 years ago and exploded became a folk song that remains part of the canon of American protest music.
Black History Month: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...