Call of Freedom
Various Artists

During the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, sixth-grade students at Woodmere Elementary School in Woodmere, NY, recorded a collection of freedom songs and readings from America and foreign lands. Among the tracks are the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” the American national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a recitation of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Free French Partisan song from World War II, and the “Finjan” (Israeli song of independence from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War). The liner notes, introduced by Folkways Records founder Moses Asch, provide song lyrics and the script of the dramatic readings.
Track Listing
101
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We Shall Overcome | n/a | 3:08 | |
102
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Oh Mary | n/a | 3:33 | |
103
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No More Auction Block | n/a | 1:43 | |
104
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The Gettysburg Address | n/a | 4:35 | |
105
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Oh Freedom | n/a | 1:26 | |
106
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The Ink is Black | n/a | 2:18 | |
107
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We Shall Overcome | n/a | 1:28 | |
201
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We Shall Overcome | n/a | 1:39 | |
202
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Yankee Doodle | n/a | 1:36 | |
203
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Wearing of the Green | n/a | 1:56 | |
204
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Star Spangled Banner | n/a | 1:40 | |
205
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Happiness Song (American Indian) | n/a | 1:09 | |
206
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French Partisan Song (FFI) | n/a | 1:29 | |
207
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Israeli War of Independence Song | n/a | 2:36 | |
208
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Algerian Freedom Song (FLN) | n/a | 2:15 | |
209
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Somalian Freedom Song, Alankan | n/a | 1:53 | |
210
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Somalian Freedom Song, Dulkaga | n/a | 2:36 | |
211
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Angola Freedom Song | n/a | 1:00 | |
212
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Angola Soldiers Song | n/a | 1:18 |