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We Shall Overcome

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We Shall Overcome — Plot

A documentary on the iconic song "We Shall Overcome" and its important legacy in the American Civil Rights movement, echoing all over the world as a recognizable song of struggle against social injustices. Singers and activists talk about its origins, used during a workers strike in the mid 1940's, and how the lyrics and its significance slightly changed in the next decades.

  • Release date
  • January 1, 1989
  • Runtime
  • 58 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary
  • Director
  • Jim Brown

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We Shall Overcome — Cast

Harry Belafonte photo Harry Belafonte Self - Narrator Joan Baez photo Joan Baez Self

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