Kahn, Si, 1944-

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Si Kahn (1944- ) is a white folk singer and songwriter, community and labor organizer, civil rights and social justice activist, and the founder and retired executive director of Grassroots Leadership, a nonprofit organization which advocates for the rights of prisoners and immigrant detainees.
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referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Literacy South Records (#5048), 1982-2000 and undated University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Si Kahn Collection, 1962-2018 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Kahn, Si. The runaway bunny [mixed materials]. Harford County Public Library
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associatedWith Carawan, Guy 1927-.... person
associatedWith Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011 person
associatedWith Fink, Cathy person
associatedWith Gerrard, Alice, 1934- person
founderOf Grassroots Leadership corporateBody
associatedWith Hooker, John Lee person
associatedWith Literacy South. corporateBody
associatedWith Marxer, Marcy person
associatedWith McCutcheon, John, 1952- person
associatedWith Near, Holly person
associatedWith Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston MA US
Charlotte NC US
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Labor unions
Prisoners
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Community activists
Folk singers
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Birth 1944-04-23

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