Quoting from the book by Ronald D. Cohen and Dave Samuelson which accompanies the ten CD set "Songs for Political Action", in discussing the People's Songs organization in Chicago, "Curiously, the most popular song to emerge from Chicago didn't come from the downtown office, but from the city's southside Hyde Park neighborhood. Dick Blakeslee became interested in folk music while attending the University of Chicago.
The text discusses the origin of a popular song associated with the People's Songs organization in Chicago. It highlights that this song was not created by the organization's downtown office but rather emerged from Hyde Park, a neighborhood on the city's south side. The author mentions Dick Blakeslee, who became interested in folk music while attending the University of Chicago.