Freedom song : young voices and the struggle for civil rights /

Blending memorable music with a historical context, this exploration provides a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement by showing how certain songs served as its voice. From the Chicago Children's Choir to the SNCC Freedom Singers, this resource examines the churches and groups that wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turck, Mary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Chicago Children's Choir > History > Juvenile literature.
Freedom Singers (SNCC) > History > Juvenile literature.
Chicago Children's Choir
Freedom Singers (SNCC)
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Youth > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Music > Political aspects > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Music > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Singing > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Choirs (Music) > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Church music > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Freedom > Songs and music.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Jeunesse > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Musique > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Musique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Chant > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Chorales > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Musique d'église > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Science > General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 20th Century.
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Music > Political aspects
Youth > Political activity
United States
Music
Literature
History
Juvenile works
Music.
Literature.
Musique.
Littérature.
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  • Book contents: Sunday of song
  • Rooted in Africa
  • The Civil Rights Movement: the early days
  • Singing in the churches
  • The Civil Rights Movement: the 1960s
  • Jazzing up the melody of a movement
  • South Africa
  • The movement continues.
  • Audio disc contents: Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'roun / (civil rights movement song, arr. Mollie Stone)
  • MLK / (U2, arr. Bob Chilcott)
  • The battle of Jericho / (trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)
  • Precious Lord / (Thomas A. Dorsey)
  • Birmingham Sunday / (Richard Farina, arr. Ted Hearne)
  • Murder on the road in Alabama / (Len H. Chandler Jr., arr. Ted Hearne)
  • Run children run / (Trad. field yell, arr. Stephen Hatfield)
  • Freedom train / (Rollo Dilworth)
  • When love wins the day / (music by Roger Treece, lyrics by Don Rosler)
  • Strange fruit / (Abel Meeropol a.k.a. Lewis Allen, arr. Kristina Boerger
  • Ballad of Harry T. Moore / (arr. Bernice Johnson Reagon)
  • We need a word / (W. Mitchell Owens III)
  • Nkosi Somandla (South African Xhosa song)
  • Iindonga zaJericho (South African Zulu song)
  • Shosholoza (South African antiapartheid song)
  • A prayin' spirit / (Twinkie Clark)
  • We shall overcome (Trad.)
  • Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round (Reprise).

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