Civil Rights Music
Today's soldiers for Christ continue to hold true to the words of the Civil rights music. Althought the Civil Rights Movements was a turbulent time in Afro-American history, some of the greatest gosepl songs continued to flow from this time period to influence modern day music. The effectiveness of the songs and the singers helped improve the feelings of those who supported the cause.
This is an update of music from that dynamic time period. Please come back for a visit as well are constantly working to add powerful and influenetal songs from this time period.
"When Will We Be Paid For the Work We've Done?" This is a Staple Singers classic This song represents the hard pressed labor of the construction of the railroads, and highways which left the laborers of the times with demands of payment and reparations for the horrors and exploitation of the working class African Americans. "I Shall Not Be Moved" Words by John Benson, Jr. Music by Mrs. James A. Pate This spiritual adaptation to anthemic status during the antebellum slave liberation movement, and again during the civil rights movement in the 1950s & 60s. Like many of the period's great protest songs, it sings of the refusal to bow to the powers that be, and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.
"Blowin' In The Wind" a song written by Bob Dylan, and released in 1963
"Going Down to Mississippi" Written by Phil Ochs A songwriter with a fierce cannon of protest songs. But this one in particular resonated with the civil rights movement, because it talks specifically about the struggle that was happening in Mississippi. "The Gospel Train" This is a folk spiritual, part of an African American song tradition that arose during slavery era. "If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus" (adapted from the song composed by C. Neblett) "I'm Gonna Sit At The Welcome Table" (adapted from an African American spiritual) This song is based on an African American spiritual with the same title. It was part of a play written by the students of the McComb, Mississippi, Freedom School in 1964 "I'm On My Way" (based on an African American spiritual "I'm On My Way to Canaan Land",and "I'm Bound For The Promised Land") This adaptation is based on the great and glorious day of meeting our Lord and Savior in Heaven. "Lift Every Voice And Sing" (words composed by James Weldon Johnson; music composed by his brother John Rosemond Johnson)I'm On My Way (based on an African American spiritual "I'm On My Way to Canaan Land",and "I'm Bound For The Promised Land") "This Little Light Of Mine" (An African American spiritual) documented by John Lomax in 1939 Return from Civil rights music to Civil Rights Song
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The Civil rights music are an integral part of the American Civil Rights Movement.
