Hymns, speeches, spirituals, gospel songs, and prayers…a moving civil rights collection drawn from 1960s field recordings in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The compilation captures the irrepressible spirit of that era and reveals a determined and triumphant African American culture. A collection of glorious songs and heartstopping selections by The SNCC Freedom Singers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and others. “…[T]here is wonderful singing here, great conviction, and the immediacy of living truth…powerful documentation of the most important social movement of our time.” — Sing Out!
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We are Soldiers in the Army The Montgomery Improvement Association 02:31
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Keep Your Hand on the Plow The Montgomery Improvement Association 02:11
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This Little Light of Mine The Montgomery Improvement Association 02:12
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You Better Leave Segregation Alone The Nashville Quartet 00:39
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Your Dog Loves My Dog The Nashville Quartet 01:59
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Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round The Freedom Singers 02:30
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I Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom Ben Gay 03:37
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize Charles Jones and Cordell Reagon 01:46
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Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly Bertha Gober, Rutha Harris, Charles Sherrod, and Jamie Culbreath 02:27
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Up Above My Head Betty Mae Fikes 01:02
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This Little Light of Mine The Freedom Singers 03:46
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Brown Baby Cordell Hull Reagon 01:53
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Which Side are You On? The Freedom Singers 03:46
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I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table Hollis Watkins 01:53
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Mass Meeting and Prayer Hollis Watkins 03:53
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Guide My Feet Dock Reese 02:06
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I’m on My Way Mamie Brown and Carlton Reece 03:41
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Rev. Ralph Abernathy Ralph Abernathy 01:31
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Yes We Want Our Freedom Cleo Kennedey and Carlton Reece 02:23
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 03:41
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Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do Carlton Reese 02:15
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Get on Board Fannie Lou Hamer and Robert Parris Moses 04:53
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No Danger in the Water Robert Parris Moses 01:23
Medgar Evers Speaking Medgar Wiley Evers 01:10
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize Robert Parris Moses 01:10
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We Shall Overcome The Freedom Singers 02:42