5.+Music+Of+The+Civil+Rights+Movement

Music of the Civil Rights Movement

1960's Folk Music ~ Brain Pop

Pete Seeger Is Born

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement ~ NPR

Freedom Songs and the Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Songs March to the Beat of Gospel Music

The Five Greatest Civil Rights Songs

American Experience: Eyes On The Prize Excellent site with Chapters, news releases, music, videos, etc

The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

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This Little Light Of Mine Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Oh Freedom <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Keep Your Eyes On The Prize <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">I'm On My Way <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">We Shall Not Be Moved <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The above songs are taken from the History Now website. <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Most are Spirituals that have the words changed specifically for the Civil Rights Movement. There is also video that goes with the audio.

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">If I Had A Hammer ~ Peter, Paul and Mary <span style="color: #00b500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">media type="custom" key="12289122" width="98" height="98"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">If I Had A Hammer ~ Pete Seeger media type="custom" key="12289492" width="98" height="98"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Pete Seeger Talks About We Shall Overcome <span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">media type="custom" key="12289504"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">We Shall Overcome at <span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Party media type="custom" key="12302752"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">We Shall Overcome ~ Pete Seeger <span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">media type="custom" key="12304430"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Blowin' In The Wind ~ Bob Dylan media type="custom" key="12302738"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Blowin' In the Wind ~ Joan Baez media type="custom" key="12304274"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">O Freedom ~ Harry Belafonte media type="custom" key="12304258"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">O Freedom ~ Joan Baez media type="custom" key="12304266"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Going Down To Mississippi ~ Phil Ochs media type="custom" key="12297236"

<span style="color: #ff5700; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus media type="custom" key="12297222"