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With free society, fascism, and racism among the many subtexts, the 1938 boxing match at Yankee Stadium is believed to be the largest radio audience in history – with some 70 million people tuning in on NBC Radio. This Podcast was produced for NPR after the song was inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

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