Lest We Forget, Vol. 3: Sing For Freedom

produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015 (Highlander Research and Education Center, 1980), 45 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: Songs played a large role in the movement to close the racial divide in America during the 1960s, and prayers, chants, sermons, and shouts were also fundamental to this task. This collection of freedom songs was recorded during "The Sing for Freedom Workshop"a remarkable event that brought together the best of freedom singers to share the history of this tradition, better organize the freedom song movement, and enrich an already powerful repertoire of song.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 45 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Documentary, Spoken Word, Struggle and Protest
Label: Folkways Records
Producer: Guy Carawan, 1927-2015
Publisher: Highlander Research and Education Center
Release Date: 1980
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, American Folk Music, United States and Canada, Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá