Author : Yvette Moore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 14,90 MB
Release : 2018-03-21
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9781543093131
Description: One sheet of song lyrics.;Series 2: Race Relations Institute, 1943-1969;Race Relations Institute, 1965.
Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 10,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780060583118
An award-winning author and illustrator join forces in an emotional retelling of Henry “Box” Brown's famed escape from slavery that is celebrated for its daring and originality.
Author : Trina Robbins
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Fugitive slaves
ISBN : 1434204456
Sarah, a fourteen-year-old slave living in Maryland in the 1850s, tries to escape to freedom in the North through the Underground Railroad, knowing that her path to freedom will be filled with danger.
Author : Maggie Nelson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1473581087
'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation' OLIVIA LAING What can freedom really mean? In this invigorating, essential book, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience or talk about the concept in ways that are responsive to our divided world. Drawing on pop culture, theory and the intimacies and plain exchanges of daily life, she follows freedom - with all its complexities - through four realms: art, sex, drugs and climate. On Freedom offers a bold new perspective on the challenging times in which we live. 'Tremendously energising' Guardian 'This provocative meditation...shows Nelson at her most original and brilliant' New York Times 'Nelson is such a friend to her reader, such brilliant company... Exhilarating' Literary Review * A New York Times Notable Book * * A Guardian and TLS 'Books of 2021' Pick *
Author : Adrian Boot
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Reggae musicians
ISBN : 9780747518532
The legend of Bob Marley continues to grow. Since his death in 1981 he has gained an icon-like stature, especially in the Third World where his status is that of a redeemer-come-rebel hero. A deeply personal, private man, Bob Marley was born in 1945 with a poet's understanding of life, an asset in a land like Jamaica where a kind of magic realism holds sway. Even before he was five years old, Marley's abilities as a reader of palms was revealed. By the time he died at the age of 36, the apocalyptic predictions contained in his song lyrics were beginning to come true.;This book has been written with the cooperation of Marley's family and friends. Placing the musician's life in its context of the extraordinary island of Jamaica, it considers exactly who Bob Marley was, this man who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. Equally at home with the ghetto gunmen or the rulers of nations, he was aware that his ability and confidence came from only one source: God Almighty, Jah Rastafari.;This book is illustrated throughout with over 500 pictures, many of which have never been seen before. They range from unique, intimate portrai
Author : Pete Seeger
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393306040
Montgomery, Alabama, 1955--the civil rights movement has begun. The authors build a narrative from the words of the people, their photographs and their songs to form an emphasis on triumph in an uncertain age. Photos and music.
Author : Kerran L. Sanger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1136601295
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as "We Shall Overcome," "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," and "Do What the Spirit Says Do" were sung at virtually every mass meeting, demonstration, and planning session of Civil Rights activists. They were sung on the Freedom Rides, during the marches, and in jail cells of the South. Movement activists have commented frequently and eloquently on the ways that singing and songs gave them strength and a sense of self. This study offers a close analysis of the lyrics of the songs most central to the Civil Rights Movement, with an eye to understanding the songs as self-persuasion. In the songs, the activists defined themselves and their world, and reinforced a plan of action for their participation in the Movement. This analysis of the freedom songs is set in the context of Movement history and supported with commentary from activists and background information on Movement activities. In addition, this study offers readers insights into the moving and inspiring power of the freedom songs.
Author : James Connolly
Publisher : Pm Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781604868265
Songs of Freedom is the name of the 1907 songbook edited by the Irish revolutionary socialist James Connolly. For the first time in nearly 100 years, readers will find all of his original songs. Both are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared, providing a fascinating glimpse of the workers' struggle in the early 1900s. To complete the picture, the book includes the James Connolly Songbook of 1972, which contains the most complete selection of Connolly's lyrics and historical background essential to understanding the context in which the songs were written.
Author : Billy Bragg
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 45,95 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0571353231
At a time when opinion trumps facts and truth is treated as nothing more than another perspective, free speech has become a battleground. While authoritarians and algorithms threaten democracy, we argue over who has the right to speak.To protect ourselves from encroaching tyranny, we must look beyond this one-dimensional notion of what it means to be free and, by reconnecting liberty to equality and accountability, restore the individual agency engendered by the three dimensions of freedom.
Author : Mary C. Turck
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1613743262
Melding memorable music and inspiring history, Freedom Song presents a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement by showing how songs of hope, faith, and freedom strengthened the movement and served as its voice. In this eye-opening account, you'll discover how churches and other groups--from the SNCC Freedom Singers to the Chicago Children's Choir--transformed music both religious and secular into electrifying anthems that furthered the struggle for civil rights. From rallies to marches to mass meetings, music was ever-present in the movement. People sang songs to give themselves courage and determination, to spread their message to others, to console each other as they sat in jail. The music they shared took many different forms, including traditional spirituals once sung by slaves, jazz and blues music, and gospel, folk, and pop songs. Freedom Song explores in detail the galvanizing roles of numerous songs, including &“Lift Every Voice and Sing,&” &“The Battle of Jericho,&” &“Wade in the Water,&” and &“We Shall Overcome.&” As Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and many others took a stand against prejudice and segregation, a Chicago minister named Chris Moore started a children's choir that embraced the spirit of the civil rights movement and brought young people of different races together, young people who lent their voices to support African Americans struggling for racial equality. More than 50 years later, the Chicago Children's Choir continues its commitment to freedom and justice. An accompanying CD, Songs on the Road to Freedom, features the CCC performing the songs discussed throughout the book.
