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The music of our movement
Joe Hill was arrested and murdered on trumped-up charges 100 years ago. He is still inspiring us today, says PETER FROST
It must be one of the best-known and most inspiring anthems of the international labour movement.
We all know I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night. It is still sung whenever and wherever workers are involved in struggle.
Even Labour leader Ed Miliband chose the song as one of his Desert Island Discs recently - although I'm sure Joe Hill would have hated Miliband's attempts to drive a wedge between trade unions and the Labour Party.
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