Marie Michael Library
Title
We Shall Overcome
Length
56 min.
File No
575 (Storage)
Format
VHS
Description
The song, "We Shall Overcome" is the most widely used song for social protest. This video explains its origins during slavery in the United States and how it has been adapted for a wide range of freedom protests. But this song is best recognized as being a crucial spiritual element for the Black Civil Rights movement in America. Narrated by Harry Belafonte. 1988.