Hey, thanks Fred. By the way, I'd recommend folks getting their hands on Mark Allan Jackson's "Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie". It also has a chapter on Woody's anti-racist awakenings - if I recall, the chapter is called "Skin Trouble."

By the way, Alun Parry's contacted me about the Woody Guthrie Folk Club in Liverpool as well as his Festival of Working Class Music. So hopefully I'll be out your way before long.