Investigate 'Green River'

We cannot let up in rooting out racism, even though the “noose” in NASCAR driver Bubba Watson’s garage in Talladega, Ala., turned out to be a door pull-down, and several “nooses” in an Oakland, Calif., park were determined to be exercise handholds.

Those are but temporary blips on the journey to eliminate racism and racists.

A good place to start would be the songs of Credence Clearwater Revival, a rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

While all of CCR’s songs might not be racist, particular attention should be paid to “Green River,” released in 1969.

One verse lends itself to modern investigation and possible censorship:

“Wonder if my rope’s still hangin’ in the tree, y’all.”

Rope, hangin’, tree, y’all.

A reference to lynching?

And does the song title have hidden meaning? “Green River.”

Isn’t green a color for racist, right-wing survivalist groups? Green as in forests and uniforms to wear in a forest and a river to cross to gain access to the forest?

An investigation should begin immediaely into band members’ lives and political statements.