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Strange Fruit
A song about brutality and of resistance, written by Abel Meeropol, it describes America's horrible history of racial violence and the fight for…
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Give Light
a song inspired by Ella Baker. "Peace is not the absence of war or struggle, it is the presence of justice." — Ella Baker 英検2級以上 | 名曲で英語を学ぶ
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Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm
Unbought and unbossed. A short article about Shirley Chisholm and her important campaign for President of the United States.
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Louise Haynes
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Black and White
the beginning of the end for racial segregation? This song from 1954 sends a message about equality and unity for everyone. In 2024, we are still trying…
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Louise Haynes
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We shall overcome some day
Deep in my heart I do believe. A short history of the song
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We who believe in freedom cannot rest
until it comes! A beautiful song by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock.
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Louise Haynes
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A Church is Burning by Paul Simon
Commemorating Sep. 15, 1963 - the dynamiting of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in which four young women were killed
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Louise Haynes
Blackbird
A beautiful version of the original Beatles' song, translated into the Mi’kmaq language
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Louise Haynes
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Remembering Medgar Evers This Week
July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963   Two songs about Medgar Evers, one by Phil Ochs, the other by the Freedom Singers.
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Louise Haynes
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Emmett Till
The hate crime that changed America
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Children, We All Shall Be Free
The power of song to encourage and incite
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Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round
Then and now
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