The Story of Greenwood, Mississippi

The Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee (SNCC) was an organization based in Greenwood, Mississippi that fought for voter registration rights for African-American citizens. Powered by the relentless and courageous efforts of young activists, SNCC assembled more than 80,000 Blacks to vote in the Freedom Ballot campaign of 1963. SNCC organized the campaign in order to allow African-American voters to participate in an election process from which they had long been forced out, and to allow them to support a candidate of their choice. This recording, narrated by SNCC co-founder Bob Moses, is a compilation of testimonies highlighting the struggle endured by African-Americans in SNCC during this time. Voter Cleveland Jordan explains the intent of those involved perfectly when he says, "We don’t mean to fight and we don’t mean to run. We just mean to go to the polls and get our freedom."

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Track Listing

101	This Little Light of Mine / Preacher and Congregation: Church	Bob Moses, Greenwood church parishioners	02:51
102	I'm a Citizen of Greenwood / This is Clarence Jordan	Clarence Jordan, Greenwood citizens	03:57
103	Mass Meetings: Preacher and Congregation / The Greenwood Voter Registration / Congregation	Greenwood church parishioners, Bob Moses, Willie Peacock	05:05
104	The Coming of the New Year	Bob Moses, Greenwood citizen	03:07
105	For the First Time	Bob Moses, Greenwood citizen	01:37
106	If You Can Imagine It… / Congregation: Let It Shine	Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer, Greenwood church parishioners	02:45
107	The Second Stage	Bob Moses	03:38
201	Congregation: We Want More Faith / First I Would Just Like to Ask / Congregation: Walk, Walk, Walk	Greenwood church parishioners, Willie Peacock	04:43
202	We Worked All of March / Cong.: Get on Board / We Sang… / I Never Though That Greenwood / We Left City Hall	Bob Moses, Greenwood church parishioners, Greenwood citizen	05:08
203	Dick Gregory / Mr. Medgar Evers	Dick Gregory, Medger Evers	10:00
204	For Us, the Events… / It Is Something… / Congregation: Ain't No Danger / Since I Went Down… / Congregation: Oh, Keep Your Eyes on the Fire	Bob Moses, Greenwood citizens, Greenwood church parishioners	03:58