It seemed a miracle that I would meet, and have the blessin… - Joan Baez

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It seemed a miracle that I would meet, and have the blessing to know and work with, one of the two saints of the phenomenon which had won my heart when I was barely sixteen years old: the concept of radical nonviolence, introduced to the world as a revolutionary political tool by Mahatma Gandhi in India, and reintroduced now by Martin Luther King, Jr., in the United States of America.

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Joan Chandos Báez (born 9 January 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter, known for her distinctive vocal style as well as her outspoken political views.

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Birth Name: Joan Chandos Baez

Alternative Names: Joan Chandos Báez • Joan Báez • Joan C. Baez

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