Before revision: I think it would be an error to add his name to the copyright.”' " The modern version of the song was first said to have been sung by tobacco workers led by Lucille Simmons during the 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike in Charleston, South Carolina.
After revision: - Bernice Johnson ReagonI think it would be an error to add his name to the copyright.”' " The modern version of the song was first said to have been sung by tobacco workers led by Lucille Simmons during the 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike in Charleston, South Carolina.