Masato,
Thanks for the info on Abel Meeropol. "The House I Live In" is one of my favorite patriotic songs, and there is half-hour film version of it by Paul Robeson, which I would love to get hold of. (I've heard part of his extended version and really liked it.) Very interesting that he also wrote "Strange Fruit."

BTW, I saw a clip on CNN today about a new photo exhibit on lynchings in America which is being shown at art museums. I can't recall the name of the exhibit, but it's terribly powerful.

Genie