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Sojourner Truth (/ s oʊ ˈ dʒ ɜːr n ər, ˈ s oʊ dʒ ɜːr n ər /; [1] born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. [2]
The Sewanee Review noted that Scarborough presented African American folk songs as "the greatest poetry-producing force in American life" and that her material was presented sympathetically. [6] A review of the book in Poetry praised Scarborough for her blend of entertainment and scholarship and for highlighting the beauty of African American ...
Later editions printed in Battle Creek in 1878, 1881, and 1884 have the song inserted on a blank page between the original "Narrative" and the "Book of Life" sections. [21] Titus's note that the song was composed for the First Michigan Regiment appears to be one more of the minor inaccuracies she introduced into her editions of the Narrative ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today ...
Noted American folk singer Pete Seeger began singing the song some time in the 1930s or 1940s, [12] and in the mid to late 1960s added a new verse ("We are dancing Sarah's circle") to reflect, as he saw it, a more feminist, less hierarchical, less restrictive, and more joyful meaning. [13]
As "We Shall Not Be Moved" the song gained popularity as a protest and union song of the Civil rights movement. [2]The song became popular in the Swedish anti-nuclear and peace movements in the late 1970s, in a Swedish translation by Roland von Malmborg, "Aldrig ger vi upp" ('Never shall we give up').
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, spirituals were embraced by leaders and activists for their social and political impact; many of the songs were merely about the fight to survive. [339] As theologian Howard Thurman said, "the spirituals were to meet the need of the present journeys"; [ 340 ] the spiritual " We Shall Overcome " became a ...