Call of Freedom

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	We Shall Overcome (1)	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	03:08
102	Oh Mary	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	03:33
103	No More Auction Block	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	01:43
104	The Gettysburg Address	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	04:35
105	Oh Freedom	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	01:26
106	The Ink is Black	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	02:18
107	We Shall Overcome (2)	Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class	01:28
201	We Shall Overcome (3)	Group of singers	01:39
202	Yankee Doodle	Pete Seeger	01:36
203	Wearing of the Green	Male singer and guitarist	01:56
204	Star Spangled Banner	Male singer and guitarist	01:40
205	Happiness Song (American Indian)	Group of singers	01:09
206	French Partisan Song (FFI)	French male singer	01:29
207	Israeli War of Independence Song	Male singer and accordionist	02:36
208	Algerian Freedom Song (FLN)	Algerian male choir	02:15
209	Somalian Freedom Song (Alankan)	Somalian musicians	01:53
210	Somalian Freedom Song (Dulkaga)	Somalian musicians	02:36
211	Angola Freedom Song	Angolan male choir	01:00
212	Angola Soldiers Song	Angolan male choir	01:18