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- Freedom_Songs abstract "Freedom Songs were songs sung by participants in the African-American Civil Rights Movement to the movement. They are also called \"Civil Rights anthems\" or, in the more hymn-like cases, \"Civil Rights hymns.\"Freedom songs were a way of life during the Civil Rights Movement. The songs contained many meanings for all participants. Songs could embody sadness, happiness, joy, or determination among many other feelings. Freedom songs served as mechanism for unity among the black community during the movement. The songs also served as a means of communication among the participants when words just were not enough. The song “We Shall Overcome” quickly became the face of the movement. Guy Carawan taught the popular freedom song during the spring of 1960 in a workshop held at Highlander, making the song extremely popular within the community.\tMusic of the civil rights era was crucial to the productivity of the movement. Music communicated unspeakable feelings and the desire for radical change across the nation. Music strengthened the movement, adding variety to freedom progression strategies. Music was highly successful in that the songs were direct and repetitive, getting the message across clearly and efficiently. Melodies were simple with repeating choruses, which allowed easy involvement within both black and white communities furthering the spread of the songs message. There was often more singing than talking during protests and demonstrations, showing how powerful the songs really were. Nurturing those who came to participate in the movements was vital, which would be done in the form of song. Participants felt a connectedness with one another and their movement through the songs. Freedom songs were often used politically to grab the attention of the nation to address the severity of segregation.\tSongs were often derived from the Christian background, usually from hymns. Hymns were slightly altered to incorporate wording reflective upon civil rights protests, and current situations as they were brought out of the churches and into the streets. Although most freedom songs derived from hymns, it was important to include songs from other genres. To accommodate those who were not as religious, rock and roll songs could be altered to become freedom songs, which allowed for a broader amount of activists to partake in the singing.In several cases these songs began as gospel or spiritual, the most famous of these being \"We Shall Overcome,\", \"Keep Your Eyes on the Prize,\" \"This Little Light of Mine,\" and \"Go Tell it on the Mountain\".Nina Simone and other professional artists are also known for writing or singing such songs. Two examples being:\"Mississippi Goddam\", from Nina Simone in Concert (1964).\"To Be Young, Gifted and Black\", from Black Gold (1970).Activist Fannie Lou Hamer is known for singing songs at marches or other protests, particularly \"This Little Light of Mine.\" Zilphia Horton also played a role in the conversion of spirituals to civil rights songs.".
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- Freedom_Songs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Civil Rights anthem".
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- Freedom_Songs comment "Freedom Songs were songs sung by participants in the African-American Civil Rights Movement to the movement. They are also called \"Civil Rights anthems\" or, in the more hymn-like cases, \"Civil Rights hymns.\"Freedom songs were a way of life during the Civil Rights Movement. The songs contained many meanings for all participants. Songs could embody sadness, happiness, joy, or determination among many other feelings.".
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