Music & The Movement BLOG
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Rev. Al Sharpton speaks on segregation being practiced legally while popular songs promoting racial and social justice were on the rise – including Aretha Franklin who contributed to the soundtrack of Black women in America.
Composed in 1901 by minister Charles Albert Tindley, the son of a slave, ‘We Shall Overcome’ was used to unite our people as they marched and feared for their life.
