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Mary Gauthier - A Little Mercy Now



We hang in the balance dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
And every single one of us could use some mercy now
Every single one of us could use some mercy now


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Arlo Guthrie - In Times Like These



When leaders profit from deep divisions
When the tears of friends remain unsung
In times like these it's good to remember

These times will go in times to come

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Arlo Guthrie - Deportee

The song is based on a historical event, the Los Gatos plane crash of 1948.
On January 28, 1948, a DC-3 plane carrying 32 persons, mostly Mexican farm laborers, including some from the bracero guest worker program, crashed in the Diablo Range, 20 miles west of Coalinga, California. The crash, which killed everyone aboard the plane, inspired the song "Deportee" by Woody Guthrie.[1]

Some of the passengers were being returned to Mexico at the termination of their bracero contracts, while others were illegal immigrants being deported. Initial news reports listed only the pilot, first officer, and stewardess, with the remainder listed only as "deportees."[1] Only 12 of the victims were initially identified. The Mexican victims of the accident were placed in a mass grave at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fresno, California, with their grave marked only as "Mexican Nationals".
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It wasn't until 2013 that a memorial marker with all their names was put on the site.





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