Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" is considered an "alternative national anthem" — but Native Americans will just as soon point out that the core of the song is a colonialist message. John Springer Collection/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Greg Johnson opened the Blue Door in 1993. Over the past few years, the concert venue has become a hub of liberal activism in a largely conservative state. Betty Soo/Courtesy Greg Johnson hide caption
Bruce Springsteen in 1985, performing in Washington, D.C. during his Born in the U.S.A. Tour. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Woody Guthrie circa 1940. Al Aumuller/Courtesy of Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. hide caption
Six young musicians, rooted in six different countries, come together to put a new spin on a Woody Guthrie classic. From the Top hide caption
Outside the Woody Guthrie Center, there's a large mural of Guthrie holding his guitar bearing the phrase, "This Machine Kills Fascists." Brett Deering/WireImage hide caption
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July 14, 2012, is the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth. Al Aumuller/Courtesy of the Woody Guthrie Archives hide caption
Woody Guthrie would have turned 100 on July 14, 2012. Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives hide caption
Woody Guthrie singing aboard a New York City subway train. Eric Schaal/Life Pictures/Getty Images hide caption
Lila Downs performs at the Miami International Film Festival in March. Gustavo Caballero/Courtesy of Getty Images hide caption
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker Needle, and Yim Yames make up New Multitudes. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Woody Guthrie. Robin Carson/Courtesy of the Woody Guthrie Archives hide caption
Woody Guthrie is the subject of a new tribute album, Note of Hope.
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