Florence Reece

Biography

Florence Reece was a renowned American social activist, poet, and folksong writer, born in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, to coal-mining parents. She penned the iconic song "Which Side Are You On?" at age twelve, after her father went on strike, and later updated it in 1931 during the Harlan County strike. Her music and activism helped fuel the labor movement, with Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers later popularizing her song.