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Woody Guthrie

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Woody Guthrie moves to Los Angeles in the second half of the 1930s.

Woody Guthrie moves to Los Angeles in the second half of the 1930s and supports himself with odd jobs. He finally gets a radio show of his own and a newspaper column called “Woody Sez” and gains a reputation as a radical for sympathizing with the migrants.

11/18/2012 | Rating NR

FromKen Burns

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