Tracing the Long Journey of “We Shall Overcome”
Posted by: Kate Stewart
Although folksingers Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Frank Hamilton registered copyright on “We Shall Overcome” in 1960, the song has a long and fascinating history with contributions from many activist-singers. We can trace it back to two separate songs from over a hundred years ago, the lyrics from “I’ll Overcome Some Day” written by the …
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Folk Music, Oral History, Pete Seeger