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Songs for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Posted January 6, 2012 * Comments(0)

These songs will help Americans of all ages celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  1. Come By Here, Martin Luther King Kristin Lems; Imagine That! Songs For Creative Teachers (Carolsdatter)
  2. Dr. King Mason Jennings; Birds Flying Away (Bar/None)
  3. Dream, A Common; ST/Freedom Writers (Hollywood)
  4. Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Evan Belize; Songs Of A True Patriot (Evan Belize)
  5. King UB40; 1980-1983 (A&M)
  6. Like A King Ben Harper; Welcome To The Cruel World (Virgin)
  7. Up To The Mountain (MLK Song) Patty Griffin; Children Running Through (ATO)
  8. Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) Nina Simone; Very Best Of Nina Simone-Sugar In My Bowl-1967-1972 (RCA)

For more songs on this and related topics, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Brotherhood, Celebrities & Famous Names: American Heroes and Politics: Social Injustice.

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Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Posted February 1, 2011 * Comments(0)

Last month, we featured songs about civil rights leaders. This month, we honor Black History Month with this brief selection of songs from the Civil Rights movement itself. Each one helped strengthen and motivate those in the fight.

  1. Keep Your Eyes On The Prize Pete Seeger; We Shall Overcome-Complete Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia)
  2. Move On Up Curtis Mayfield; Curtis (Rhino)
  3. Oh, Freedom Joan Baez; How Sweet The Sound (Razor & Tie)
  4. Say It Loud-I’m Black And I’m Proud-Pt. 1 James Brown; 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! (Universal Motown)
  5. We Shall Not Be Moved Mavis Staples; We’ll Never Turn Back (Anti/Epitaph)
  6. Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed On Freedom Sweet Honey In The Rock and James Horner; Freedom Song (Sony Classical)

For more songs on this subject, see GreenBookofSongs.com® category Politics: Civil Rights.

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Songs About Civil Rights

Posted January 13, 2011 * Comments(0)

We honor Martin Luther King Day 2011 with these songs about the civil rights movement, and those who sacrificed so much for freedom.

  1. Anne Braden Flobots; Fight With Tools (Universal Republic)
  2. Change Is Gonna Come, A Sam Cooke; Portrait Of A Legend-1951-1964 (Abkco)
  3. Everyday Angel Radney Foster; Another Way To Go (Dualtone)
  4. He Was My Brother Simon & Garfunkel; Wednesday Morning 3 A.M. (Columbia)
  5. Here Comes The Freedom Train Merle Haggard; Capitol Collectors Series-Merle Haggard (Capitol)
  6. No Easy Walk To Freedom Peter, Paul & Mary; No Easy Walk To Freedom (Warner Bros.)

For more songs on this subject, see the GreenBookofSongs.com® category, Politics: Civil Rights.

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