Overview

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.

Cast

Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez

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What is "We Shall Overcome" about?

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.

When was "We Shall Overcome" released?

We Shall Overcome was released in 1989.

Who stars in "We Shall Overcome"?

The cast includes Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez.

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