April
15, 1967: Despite the rain, nearly a million people marched from Central Park
to the United Nations to protest the war in Viet Nam. Dr. Spock and Dr. King lead the march. Pete Seeger sang. I shot this photo of Pete as he waited to go
on stage in front of that crowd at the United Nations Plaza. I don't really remember the speeches or
exactly what Pete sang, but I can never forget that Pete was our voice. I
figure he probably walked a million miles and sang a million songs. The world followed him and we all sang along and
some where along the line, the lucky ones learned that to everything there is
indeed a season.
This
morning's news announced that Pete had passed away. He was 94.
Ps: A newspaper editor in Norway contacted me right after this was published.
Wonderful to know that Pete will be remembered by so many people all over the world:
Ps: A newspaper editor in Norway contacted me right after this was published.
Wonderful to know that Pete will be remembered by so many people all over the world:
3 comments:
An amazing man a presence throughout our lives, thanks for the great picture
Thanks for posting.
Maury, thanks for the nice photo of Pete.
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