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Songs My Mother Taught Me

Fannie Lou Hamer
Songs My Mother Taught Me The 20th child of a Mississippi sharecropper family and a commanding voice of the Civil Rights Movement, Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) stood tall against the brutality, indignities, and intimidation of implacable racism. She harnessed her mother’s gifts of song and plain-spoken wisdom to steel her fellow seekers of social justice, the cause to which she gave her life. Songs My Mother Taught Me, a re-release of limited-edition 1963 field recordings, breathes new life into Fannie Lou Hamer’s inspiring legacy and her uncompromising call for a righteous world. 47 minutes, 32-page booklet with photos. This recording is the eighth release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Track Listing

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Precious Lord Fannie Lou Hamer 06:22
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On Being a Sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer 05:13
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Run Mourner, Run Fannie Lou Hamer 01:23
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City Called Heaven Fannie Lou Hamer 03:31
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All the Pretty Little Horses Fannie Lou Hamer 01:34
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I’m Gonna Land on the Shore Fannie Lou Hamer 02:29
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Oh Lord, You Know Just How I Feel Fannie Lou Hamer 04:04
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I’m Going down to the River of Jordan Fannie Lou Hamer 02:42
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Jesus Is My Only Friend Fannie Lou Hamer 03:03
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Pick a Bale of Cotton Fannie Lou Hamer 00:44
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Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning Fannie Lou Hamer 01:09
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Walk With Me Fannie Lou Hamer 01:41
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This Little Light of Mine Fannie Lou Hamer 03:08
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Mass Meeting Speech Fannie Lou Hamer 05:08
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Certainly Lord Fannie Lou Hamer 01:39
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Woke Up This Morning Fannie Lou Hamer 02:36
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Amazing Grace Fannie Lou Hamer 01:27