Lest We Forget, Vol. 2: Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Mass Meeting

Songs played a large role in the movement to close the racial divide in America during the 1960s, and prayers, chants, sermons, and shouts were also fundamental to this task. Guy and Candie Carawan recorded Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Albernathy speaking just after they were arrested for attempting to, as Caucasians, sing in a black church. Armed with only one microphone, they were fortunate enough to be released just in time to record the historic event heard here.

Track Listing

101	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Swing Down Sweet Chariot Melody	Cleo Kennedy and Choir	07:37
102	Ralph Abernathy Speaking (1)	Ralph Abernathy	13:18
103	I'm on My Way	Mamie Brown and Choir	03:30
201	City Called Heaven	Cleo Kennedy, Carlton Reese	09:37
202	Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking	Martin Luther King, Jr.	10:51
203	99 1/2 Won't Do	Carlton Reese and Choir	02:18
204	Ralph Abernathy Speaking (2)	Ralph Abernathy	02:46