Run Chillen Run, Run Jimmie Run and Run Ni*@er Run are three variations of a song written by slaves before the civil war. The story of the song is one of a racist society, learning and consciously attempting to simultaneously erase and correct the injustice of the past.
Ruth Crawford Seeger, Pete Seeger, Clint Howard and Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley, Ralph Rinzler, The Skillet Lickers, Mike Seeger, Peggy Seeger and more references!
The story of American music in one song.
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The Run Chillen Run Podcast :: American Roots Music Podcast #2