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Call of Freedom

Various Artists
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

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101
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
03:08
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102
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
03:33
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103
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
01:43
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104
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
04:35
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105
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
01:26
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106
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
02:18
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107
Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class
01:28
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201
John Lewis, Guy Carawan, and singers
01:39
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202
Pete Seeger
01:36
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203
Wallace House
01:56
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204
Wallace House
01:40
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205
Mr. I.D. Taubeneck's demonstration class, Fort Wingate Indian School, New Mexico
01:09
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206
Yves Montand
01:29
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207
Hillel Raveh
02:36
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208
Members of F.L.N. Algerian Choir
02:15
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209
Abdullah Kershi and Ahmed Sharif
01:53
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210
Abdullah Kershi and Ahmed Sharif
02:36
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211
UPA Fighters
01:00
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212
UPA Fighters
01:18