it started with people like paul robeson and pete seeger. and those guys faced tremendous oppression and censorship because of the message of the music. you had an experience with the byrds in eight miles high where it's just kind of insane reaction to the song. roger mcguinn tells the story about how you were sure it was going to be a big hit, and his story is that it was written about an airplane flight. it was written about an airplane flight, but it was enough double entendre in it to where the gavin report, you know, just nixed it. they said this is-- it came out at the same time-- and there's a little guilt by association-- it came out at the same time as dylan put out everybody must get stoned. and that was pretty unequivocal. [laughs] they definitely banned our song. (paulson) and there was a little bit of a wink in the writing of that song? let's set it straight once and for all. yeah. gavin later claims that they were simply providing it as a public service and in no way encouraging censorship, but that's what happened. stations we

paul. robeson shift. but they promised. the side effects of yet now war are raging on destroying thousands of lives with many vietnamese saying no amount of us compensation can give them back their health and an army sprayed some twenty million gallons of a poisonous herbicide causing deaths as well as birth defects. china gets some competition as a man with washington using the start treaty to make moscow the new scapegoat in town. the arms deal warned the smear campaign can become destructive to the ratification and the relationship between the two countries. the palestinians are marking international day of the wall by demanding israel breaks its barrier with analyse and west bank but some locals are making money out of the separation israeli companies are using the side as a tourist attraction and organizing tourist showcasing the five hundred kilometer along. those with top stories here in our team right now it's time for a sports update with andrew don't go away. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is w

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dubois and paul robeson, heroes of her. she served as art director for the nero hall of fame. -- negro hall of fame. she illustrated a number of children's book. she an accomplished poet of african-american culture and served as an often lonely pioneer of black awareness. her writings provide a beacon of hope for a younger generation. her paintings, poems and writings alone make dr. margaret buroughs an important part of american history. but her desire to pass knowledge, hope and inspiration to future generations means that dr. buroughs will also be a significant part of the fabric of our nation. tens of thousands of african-americans have been touched by her art taught in her classrooms, motivate bid her words and inspired by the institution she helped create. in her 1968 poem, which is entitled "what shall i tell my children who are black," she writes about how we can encourage future generations of african-americans. and she -- and as she celebrates her 93rd birthday on this earth, i ask my colleagues to join me in than