Sing for freedom : the story of the civil rights movement through its songs.

Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian/Folkways Records ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Rounder Records, ℗1990.
Description1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorFikes, Betty Mae, singer.
Other author/creatorHarris, Rutha, singer.
Other author/creatorReagon, Cordell, singer.
Other author/creatorWatkins, Hollis, singer.
Other author/creatorReese, Dock, singer.
Other author/creatorHamer, Fannie Lou singer.
Other author/creatorMoses, Bob singer.
Other author/creatorMontgomery Gospel Trio, performer.
Other author/creatorNashville Quartet, performer.
Other author/creatorFreedom Singers (SNCC) performer.
Other author/creatorBirmingham Movement Choir, performer.
Contents We are soldiers in the army (2:31) -- Keep your hand on the plow (2:11) -- This little light (2:12) -- You better leave segregation alone (0:39) -- Your dog loves my dog (1:59) -- Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around (2:30) -- I woke up this morning with my mind on freedom (3:37) -- Keep your eyes on the prize (1:46) -- Oh Pritchett, oh Kelly (2:27) -- Up above my head (1:02) -- This little light (3:46) -- Brown baby (1:53) -- Which side are you on? (3:46) -- I'm gonna sit at the welcome table (1:53) -- Mass meeting and prayer (3:53) -- Guide my feet (2:06) -- I'm on my way (3:41) -- Rev. Ralph Abernathy (1:31) -- Yes, we want our freedom (2:23) -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (3:41) -- Ninety-nine-and-a-half won't do (2:15) -- Get on board (4:53) --No danger in the water (1:23) -- Medgar Evans speaking (1:10) -- Keep your eyes on the prize (1:10) -- We shall overcome (2:42).
General noteCompact disc; digitally remastered.
General noteProgram notes ([16] p.) inserted in container. Additional program notes ([4] p. : 20 x 23 cm.) inserted in container.
Performer Various performers.
Other titleWe are soldiers in the army (Montgomery Gospel Trio)
Other titleKeep your hands on the plow (Montgomery Gospel Trio)
Other titleThis little light (Montgomery Gospel Trio)
Other titleYou better leave segregation alone (Nashville Quartet)
Other titleYour dog loves my dog (Nashville Quartet)
Other titleAin't gonna let nobody turn me around (Freedom Singers)
Other titleI woke up this morning with my mind on freedom (Freedom Singers)
Other titleKeep your eyes on the prize (Freedom Singers)
Other titleOh, Pritchett, Oh Kelly (Freedom Singers)
Other titleUp above my head (B. M. Fikes)
Other titleThis little light (B. M. Fikes)
Other titleThis little light (R. Harris)
Other titleBrown baby (C. Reagon)
Other titleWhich side are you? (Freedom Singers)
Other titleI'm gonna sit at the welcome table (H. Watkins)
Other titleGuide my feet (D. Resse)
Other titleI'm on my way (Birmingham Movement Choir)
Other titleYes, we want our freedom.
Other titleNinety-nine-and-a-half won't do (Birmingham Movement Choir)
Other title99 1/2 won't do (Birmingham Movement Choir)
Other titleGet on board (F. L. Hamer)
Other titleNo danger in the water (B. Moses)
Other titleKeep your eyes on the prize (B. Moses)
Other titleWe shall overcome.
LCCN 92751042
UPC 9307400324
Publisher numberCD SF 40032 Smithsonian/Folkways Records