Fun historical fact no one mentions:

Civil rights era singer Phil Ochs, who considered himself "socialist", supported desegregation and equality and wrote songs about it, went to south africa for a trip.

He was strangled and robbed. He survived, but his vocal cords were damaged, which made it hard to sing.

Being attacked and robbed by the same people he wrote songs for was a big reality check for him.

He later became an hero, with himself as his own hangman.

And of course, we all know what tr!be he belonged to.