Hi Ron - We're not 100 percent sure that Woody's dad was part of the lynch mob in the 1911 Nelson lynching. Joe Klein declares categorically that he was - but there's no documentary evidence to establish it; just as there's no documentary evidence to establish Charley Guthrie's Klan membership. That he was an ardent supporter, though, there is no doubt of that. And it's pretty disgusting that the people of Okemah were so pleased with the "justice" they meted out to Laura and Lawrence Nelson that they were proudly selling postcards to commemorate it (I reproduce this grim memento in my book). By the way, if you can get someone to give you a very expensive Xmas/Chanukah present, a wonderful book, "Woody Guthrie Artworks" (edited by Nora Guthrie and Steve Brower) contains quite a few drawings that indicate precisely how traumatized Woody was by that lynching - and by racism in general.

I agree with you: it's sadly depressing that the KKK found it so easy to have their label pressed in Indianapolis (was it the "Rebel" label?). It's hard to believe the extent to which the Klan has been viewed as a respectable, business-minded organization in both the North and the South. And they've been trying as hard as they can to fool people once again into thinking that they're respectable - a kinder, gentler Klan!!

I'm afraid I don't know what CAMSCO is (I'm based in the UK). I know it'll be available through Amazon.

Cheers, Will