Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs (2007)

by Guy Carawan (Editor), Candie Carawan (Editor)

Other authors: Julian Bond (Foreword)

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From the Publisher: This new combined edition of We Shall Overcome and Freedom Is A Constant Struggle weaves together the leadsheets of 115 songs, 135 moving documentary photos, and stirring firsthand accounts. Grouped together in chapters on each of the key stages of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, they create a stunning vision of this critical moment in world history. Includes an introduction by the editors, Guy and Candie Carawan. Arranged chronologically, fully indexed.… (more)

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Compiled for SNCC, this songbook has words, music and chords. Nice book of civil rights songs. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Carawan, Guy	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Carawan, Candie	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Bond, Julian	Foreword	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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From the Publisher: This new combined edition of We Shall Overcome and Freedom Is A Constant Struggle weaves together the leadsheets of 115 songs, 135 moving documentary photos, and stirring firsthand accounts. Grouped together in chapters on each of the key stages of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, they create a stunning vision of this critical moment in world history. Includes an introduction by the editors, Guy and Candie Carawan. Arranged chronologically, fully indexed.

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