Sing For Freedom-Civil Rights Movement / Various Sing For Freedom-Civil Rights Movement / Various CD

You may or may not recognize the artists here as this collection compiles field recordings from the '60s south. Hymns, prayers, spirituals and speeches are sequenced here to capture this time and place in history. Songs from the Montgomery Improvement Association, The Nashville Quartet, Betty Mae Fikes, The Freedom Singers and others join speeches from Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and more. Smithsonian-Folkways.

1. We Are Soldiers in the Army - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter 2. Keep Your Hands on the Plow - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter 3. This Little Light - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter 4. You Better Leave Segregation Alone - James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Joseph Carter, Samuel Collier 5. Your Dog Loves My Dog - James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Joseph Carter, Samuel Collier 6. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett 7. I Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett 8. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett 9. Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett 10. Up Above My Head - Betty Mae Fikes 11. This Little Light - Betty Mae Fikes 12. Brown Baby - Betty Mae Fikes 13. Which Side Are You On? - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon 14. I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon 15. Mass Meeting and Prayer - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon 16. Guide My Feet - Doc Reese 17. I'm on My Way - Mamie Brown, Carlton Reece ; the Birmingham Movement Choir 18. Rev. Ralph Abernathy - Mamie Brown, Carlton Reece ; The Birmingham Movement Choir 19. Yes, We Want Our Freedom - Cleo Kennedy, Carlton Reece 20. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cleo Kennedy, Carlton Reece 21. Ninety-Nine-And-A-Half Won't Do - Carlton Reece ; the Birmingham Movement Choir 22. Get on Board - Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses 23. No Danger in the Water - Bob Moses 24. Medgar Evers Speaking - Bob Moses 25. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Bob Moses 26. We Shall Overcome - Cordell, Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett, Dorothy Cotton, Pete Seeger