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Playlist

Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

Playlist Info

Catalog Number

FPL10088

Duration

49:25

Year Published

2013

Copyright

2013 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Agent(s)

Barbara Dane; Bernice Johnson Reagon; Carlton Reese; Guy Carawan; Hollis Watkins; Len Chandler; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Medgar Wiley Evers; Montgomery Gospel Trio; The Broadside Singers; The Chambers Brothers; The Freedom Voices; The Nashville Quartet; Willie Peacock

Genre(s)

African American Music; African American Spoken; American History; Spoken Word; Struggle & Protest

Credit(s)

Elisa Hough - Compiler
Meredith Holmgren - Editor

Folkways Suggests

ALBUMS

Barbara Dane Sings the Blues

Barbara Dane
This Little Light of Mine

Guy Carawan
Bernice Reagon; Folk Songs: The South

Bernice Johnson Reagon
Groovin' Time

The Chambers Brothers
Songs with Guy Carawan

Guy Carawan

VIDEOS

Ana Veydó of Grupo Cimarrón Discusses Música Llanera
Tengir-Too From Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Mountain Music of ...
La Sardina de Naiguatá Discusses The Burial of the Sardine at ...
Grupo Raíz Performs Nueva Canción
Bernice Johnson Reagon Interview

PLAYLIST

From the Archives
200 Years of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ from Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
“White House Blues”: Music of the Political Process
From the Archives
Valentine’s Day from Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
Sounds of the American Blues
From the Archives
Sounds of American Freedom from Smithsonian Folkways

LESSON PLANS

The Vocal Blues: Created in the Deep South of the U.S.
Songs, Sounds and Stories from the Georgia Sea Islands
Protest Songs: A Musical Introduction

ARTICLES

From the Archives
Covering the Revolution: Paredon Records Album Art | Smithsonian ...
From the Archives
Paredon Records: Activist songs and speeches from 1970 to 1985
From the Archives
Irwin Silber: A Life of Advocacy, Activism, and Service | ...
From the Archives
Music in Poetry: Ballad and Blues Stanzas
From the Archives
Singing for Justice - Lesson Plan | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine