1st Edition
When the Spirit Says Sing! The Role of Freedom Songs in the Civil Rights Movement
By Kerran L. Sanger
Copyright 1996
247 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as We Shall Overcome, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, and Do What the Spirit Says Do were sung at virtually every mass meeting, demonstration, and planning session of Civil Rights activists. They were sung on the Freedom Rides, during the marches, and in jail cells of the South. Movement activists have commented frequently and eloquently on the ways that... Read more
Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II I Hear Singing In the Air: Singing As Communication Strategy; Chapter III We Shall All Be Free: The Activists' Goal and Self-Definition; Chapter IV I See Freedom in the Air: Defining a View of the World; Chapter V We Shall Not Be Moved: Defining a Blueprint for Action;
Biography
Kerran L. Sanger
