When the Spirit Says Sing!

When the Spirit Says Sing!
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781136601293
ISBN-13 : 1136601295
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Book Synopsis When the Spirit Says Sing! by : Kerran L. Sanger

Download or read book When the Spirit Says Sing! written by Kerran L. Sanger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995-12-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Freedom, We Sing

Freedom, We Sing
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781912497324
ISBN-13 : 1912497328
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Freedom, We Sing by : Amyra León

Download or read book Freedom, We Sing written by Amyra León and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I wonder, then, what freedom is. Is it a place? Is it a thought? Can it be stolen? Can it be bought?" As powerful as it is beautiful, Freedom, We Sing is a lyrical picture book designed to inspire and give hope to readers around the world. Molly Mendoza's immersive, lush illustrations invite kids to ponder singer/songwriter Amyra León's poem about what it means to be free. It's the perfect book for parents who want a way to gently start the conversation with their kids about finding hope in these very tense times we are living in.

Let Freedom Sing

Let Freedom Sing
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1609056841
ISBN-13 : 9781609056841
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Let Freedom Sing by : Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Download or read book Let Freedom Sing written by Vanessa Brantley-Newton and published by . This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On benches just for 'colored, ' black folks obeyed the rules. Rosa Parks at the front of the bus, she let her light shine. In the 1950's and 1960's, the struggle for civil rights forever changed the landscape of America. In her debut Blue Apple book, Vanessa Newton candid images illuminate anew the inequality that affected Americans, young and old. With an introduction by Ruby Bridges and text to the tune of "This Little Light of Mine," Newton's rich, mixed-media illustrations create a vivid message of hope.

Sign My Name to Freedom

Sign My Name to Freedom
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Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781401954222
ISBN-13 : 1401954227
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sign My Name to Freedom by : Betty Reid Soskin

Download or read book Sign My Name to Freedom written by Betty Reid Soskin and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Betty Reid Soskin’s 96 years of living, she has been a witness to a grand sweep of American history. When she was born in 1921, the lynching of African-Americans was a national epidemic, blackface minstrel shows were the most popular American form of entertainment, white women had only just won the right to vote, and most African-Americans in the Deep South could not vote at all. From her great-grandmother, who had been enslaved until her mid-20s, Betty heard stories of slavery and the times of terror and struggle for black folk that followed. In her lifetime, Betty has watched the nation begin to confront its race and gender biases when forced to come together in the World War II era; seen our differences nearly break us apart again in the upheavals of the civil rights and Black Power eras; and, finally, lived long enough to witness both the election of an African-American president and the re-emergence of a militant, racist far right. The child of proud Louisiana Creole parents who refused to bow down to Southern discrimination, Betty was raised in the Bay Area black community before the great westward migration of World War II. After working in the civilian home front effort in the war years, she and her husband, Mel Reid, helped break down racial boundaries by moving into a previously all-white community east of the Oakland hills, where they raised four children while resisting the prejudices against the family that many of her neighbors held. With Mel, she opened up one of the first Bay Area record stores in Berkeley both owned by African-Americans and dedicated to the distribution of African-American music. Her volunteer work in rehabilitating the community where the record shop began eventually led her to a paid position as a state legislative aide, helping to plan the innovative Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, then to a “second” career as the oldest park ranger in the history of the National Park Service. In between, she used her talents as a singer and songwriter to interpret and chronicle the great American social upheavals that marked the 1960s. In 2003, Betty displayed a new talent when she created the popular blog CBreaux Speaks, sharing the sometimes fierce, sometimes gently persuasive, but always brightly honest story of her long journey through an American and African-American life. Blending together selections from many of Betty’s hundreds of blog entries with interviews, letters, and speeches, Sign My Name to Freedom invites you along on that journey, through the words and thoughts of a national treasure who has never stopped looking at herself, the nation, or the world with fresh eyes.

Singing for Freedom

Singing for Freedom
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Publisher : Pier 9
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 1741965934
ISBN-13 : 9781741965933
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Singing for Freedom by : Choying Drolma

Download or read book Singing for Freedom written by Choying Drolma and published by Pier 9. This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl, Ani Choying escaped her violent home for a monastery in Nepal. One day, an American jazz guitarist heard the young nun sing and was so enthralled by her voice that he recorded an album with her. The pay cheque enabled Ani Choying to open Arya Tara School, just outside Kathmandu, offering shelter and education to sixty disadvantaged girls. Ani Choying now tours the world giving concerts, driven by her desire to help her young Nepalese charges. In 'Singing For Freedom' she tells her shocking and inspiring story.

Sing for Freedom

Sing for Freedom
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Publisher : NewSouth Books
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781603062480
ISBN-13 : 1603062483
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sing for Freedom by : Candie Carawan

Download or read book Sing for Freedom written by Candie Carawan and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two classic collections of freedom songs, We Shall Overcome (1963) and Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (1968), are reprinted here in a single edition which includes a major new introduction by the editors, words and music to songs, important documentary photographs, and scores of firsthand accounts by participants in this key movement which reshaped U.S. history.

Sing for Freedom

Sing for Freedom
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Publisher : NewSouth Books
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781588381934
ISBN-13 : 1588381935
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sing for Freedom by : Guy Carawan

Download or read book Sing for Freedom written by Guy Carawan and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two classic collections of freedom songs by historians Guy and Candie Carawan are reprinted here in a single edition. Includes a major new introduction by the editors, as well as words and music to original songs from the Civil Rights movement.