I became familiar with this song when I was a very young, around 6 or 7 years old, thanks to my mother who would play it on her piano and sing its words. Little did I expect that a few years later this song would give me some comfort and courage when she suddenly died. Now more than six decades later it gives comfort and courage once again, as I, along with the rest of humanity, find ourselves in the middle of a deadly pandemic. “Walk on, Walk on with hope in our heart” will give us a lift in these difficult times.
Written by
Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
