JOHNSON REAGON: John Handcox had a way of taking old songs and creating new lyrics to chronicle the struggle of organizing unions in the South. Oh, guide my hand, oh, guide my... VINCENT HARDING: The songs were that force which gathered us together. Must be the children that Moses led. Or better yet power to my Souljahz around the globe holdin it down, I see yall, holdin yo crown, explodin my sound and never stop until they send the army for us, Zsa Zsa bring in the chorus. Awake Awake Fling off the Night - Peacy. Give us the courage to continue. Lord we sing your praises loud. As you look upon the cross; At the place called cavalry. Lyrics to sign me up for the christian jubilee marvin yancy. Jail door opened, and they walked out - let my people go.
Drop track not for money or fame after this. Emmanuel - Angrisano. Jubilee, finally ive been set free. You Heavens Sprinkle Dew - Jones. These were followed by the Freedom Rides. Singing) We'll walk hand in hand.
The purpose of the meeting - to bring people together to build a struggle to win the right to vote in Mississippi. Grant to us O Lord - Deiss. That's why I want to go. And if I were a fuzzy wuzzy bear, I'd thank you, Lord, for my fuzzy wuzzy hair. And it's more than the words and the music. SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WE SHALL OVERCOME"). I have heard it sung in great mass meetings with a thousand voices singing as one. THE BUTTERFLY SONG by Ernie Rettino & Debby Kerner Rettino. GEORGIA SEA ISLAND SINGERS: (Singing) On the eagle's wings.
When Black people began to join unions to improve their lives as workers, they took their songs and this style of collective singing into their union meetings. You know there are approximately 2, 500 people in jail right now. There are different traditions of congregational singing that have evolved as Black people made their way through the American journey. But I'll be right there fighting for freedom until God say enough done. And that statement just raised my voice even higher. Lyrics to sign me up for the christian jubilee sheet music. We want to ask you to stand up and cross your right hand over left and sing with us "We Shall Overcome. Everything to put me out of Ruleville is being done. Cause the words comin outta the mouth of this Christian. Jubilee in the evening. JOHNSON REAGON: James Farmer. Now, let me say this - the thing that we are challenged to do is to keep this movement moving.
To juanbertos to get my horchata. Yall can't deny testify till i die. And if I were a robin in a tree, I'd thank you, Lord, that I could sing. I'm on my way - I'm on my way - to freedom land - to freedom land. JOHNSON REAGON: SNCC Freedom singer Cordell Reagon. It was organized by 19-year-old Carlton Reese, then a student at Miles College. Like a Sea Without a Shore - White. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Got on my traveling shoes. Arise Jerusalem - Stotter. JOHNSON REAGON: "Satan In Here" - Satan in here (ph), get him outchea (ph), get him out of here. It's something about songs that has more effect than making a speech to my eye.
Of Christ, I'm told. Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth. And in teaching that class, I tell my students - I say, listen. Lest the hills and the rocks cry out.
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