Guido van Rijn is teacher of English at Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen, the Netherlands. His books include The Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945-1960; Roosevelt's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on FDR; and Kennedy's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK, the latter two published by University Press of Mississippi.
