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activists
African American Gospel
African American protest music
Albany Movement
Author_Kerran L. Sanger
Boat Ashore
carawan
Category=A
civil
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Songs
collective identity formation
District President
Dorothy Cotton
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freedom
Freedom Land
Freedom Rides
Freedom Son
Freedom Songs
guy
Guy Carawan
historical activism studies
Klan Ca
Michael Row
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
movement
music in civil rights activism
NAACP Official
nonviolent resistance strategies
Penn State
qualitative content analysis
rides
rights
Shiloh Baptist Church
social movement communication
song
songs
Southern Civil Rights Movement
Traditional Songs
TRO
U1e Activists
Vice Versa
White America
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780815321644
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 1995
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 singing and songs gave them strength and a sense of self. This study offers a close analysis of the lyrics of the songs most central to the Civil Rights Movement, with an eye to understanding the songs as self-persuasion. In the songs, the activists defined themselves and their world, and reinforced a plan of action for their participation in the Movement. This analysis of the freedom songs is set in the context of Movement history and supported with commentary from activists and background information on Movement activities. In addition, this study offers readers insights into the moving and inspiring power of the freedom songs.
