We Shall Overcome
First aired on Jan 1, 1989
Runtime: 58 mins
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Genres: Documentary
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Harry Belafonte | Self - Narrator
Joan Baez | Self
Featured Crew
Jim Brown | Director
Kenneth Levis | Editor
Jim Brown | Director of Photography