#KareemAbdulJabar wrote in his Substack article today that this #PeterPaulAndMary song deeply affected him back when he was protesting the Vietnam War.
1st comment under YouTube posting was from Jabar contemporary who had filled out paperwork voluntarily signing up for Marines but paused for 3 days, then didn’t, after hearing song.
Jabar notes that PP&M marched in 1963 w/ blacks protesting, threats after that leading Mary to fear assassination at PP&M concerts.
#kareemabduljabar #peterpaulandmary