Which Side are You On?

Song of the Day 01/13/2023

Which Side are You On? by Florence Reece & Pete Seeger

Irritatingly catchy, with a hymn-like, biblical quality, Which Side Are You On was written in 1931 by the poet Florence Reece, the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky. The song came out of the 1931 Harlan County War, an ultra-violent, bitter str…