
Folk singer Peter Seeger is ninety years old now. His reedy tenor can no longer bring an audience to its feet singing enthusiastically for unity, justice and peace. Whether he was leading “We Shall Overcome” in the Civil Rights battles of the 60s, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” during the Vietnam War, or “Turn, Turn, Turn” to advocate patience in face of the adversity that comes in the struggle for justice, he is now an American icon. It wasn’t always so. He was right when it was not popular, and like all prophets, he suffered from that. For years he experienced great adversity.