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"I'll Overcome Some Day" was a hymn or gospel music composition by the Reverend Charles Albert Tindley of Philadelphia that was first published in 1901. [2] A noted minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Tindley was the author of approximately 50 gospel hymns, of which "We'll Understand It By and By" and "Stand By Me" are among the best known.
The book links Shropshire's Gospel hymn, "If My Jesus Wills"—composed sometime between 1932 and 1942 and most commonly known as "I'll Overcome", to an substantially similar song known as, "We Will Overcome". According to the book, "We Will Overcome" was a clear adaptation of Shropshire's hymn, "If My Jesus Wills" by African American union ...
In his 2012 book We Shall Overcome: Sacred Song on the Devil's Tongue, music producer Isaias Gamboa presented a theory suggesting that Shropshire's hymn "If My Jesus Wills" was the basis for the iconic protest song "We Shall Overcome", contrasting a more popular theory that linked the song to a hymn by Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley, "I'll ...
Tuck Langland poses Thursday, June 13, 2024, with the photo and maquette he used to create the sculpture of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh that is in downtown ...
Zilphia Horton (April 14, 1910 – April 11, 1956) was an American musician, community organizer, educator, Civil Rights activist, and folklorist.She is best known for her work with her husband Myles Horton at the Highlander Folk School where she is generally credited with turning such songs as "We Shall Overcome", "We Shall Not Be Moved," and "This Little Light of Mine" from hymns into ...
English: Joan Baez performs "We Shall Overcome" Feb 09 2010 at the White House in front of President Obama. this page indicates the work has been given a CC attribution 3 licence. Conversion from MP4 by Major Bloodnok
Higher bit-rate version, therefore of a higher quality: 21:45, 3 November 2011: 3 min 24 s, 320 × 180 (9.54 MB) Major Bloodnok {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Joan Baez performs "We Shall Overcome" Feb 09 2010 at the White House in front of President Obama.
March on Frankfort was held on March 5, 1964, and drew about 10,000 people, including Martin Luther King Jr. Now, 60 years later, hundreds reenact it.