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Which Side Are You On

Which Side Are You On

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2. Which Side Are You On (Bbm)
adpt from Florence Reece, labor & BLM
Which side are you on, my people, which side are you on? (2x)
- *Malcolm X was a freedom fighter
and he taught us how to fight
And we're gonna fight all day and night until we get it right.
- *Ella Baker... *Anne Braden...
*Grace Lee Boggs... *Greta Thunberg...

from Rude Mechanical Orchestra - https://www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org/music/which-side-are-you

Occupy! Shut it down!
New York is the people's town!
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

(You can substitute the chant for something more relevant, depending on the event.)

Originally by Florence Reece, "Which Side Are You On?" was written during the violent conflict between miners and coal operators in Harlan County, Kentucky in the early 1930s.
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