Music was an integral part of the Civil Rights movement. But how important is it today? Is the tradition being carried forward? And how? That was the topic of “Freedom Singers Then and Now,” a virtual panel hosted by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Wednesday night.
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Legacy of The Freedom Singers cemented as part of civil rights movement
By: Jennifer Smart and Alexandra Travis at Newsy
Posted at 11:24 AM, Feb 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-27 16:00:23-05
During the civil rights movement of the early 1960s, The Freedom Singers traveled across the country to raise funds for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Their songs spread a message of determination and hope. The Freedom Singers were organized here in Albany, Georgia during the civil rights movement, said Rutha Mae Harris, one of the original Freedom Singers. We traveled 50,000-plus miles in nine months, covering 46 states. And while we were traveling through Alabama, we were shot at. You should have heard us singing and praying. But we got through that.