Dave Rovics Archives - Zinn Education Project

Songs of Social Significance: David Rovics

Website. Hundreds of songs about social justice issues and people's history.

Hills of Tennessee

Song. By David Rovics. 2005. Eye-opening song that tells of the perils of mountain top removal.

Battle of Blair Mountain

Song. By David Rovics. 2003. Ballad about the West Virginia Coal Mine War of 1920-1921.

Bound for the Rio Grande | Zinn Education Project

Bound for the Rio Grande: Traitors—Or Martyrs

Background Reading (PDF) and Song. Reading by Milton Meltzer and song by David Rovics. 1974. 4 pages and 5 min. The story of the San Patricio Battalion, Irish-American soldiers who deserted the U.S. Army during the U.S.-Mexican War and fought on the side of the Mexicans.

Union Makes Us Strong

Song. By David Rovics. 2010. The benefits of a union told through historic examples in a ballad.