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Subject: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: Felipa Date: 07 Mar 21 - 02:58 PM 7 March 1965, people marching for civil rights and fair access to the ballot box, were brutally attacked by state troopers. Have any songs been written to tell the story? Or what songs would be most associated with the historic event? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: GerryM Date: 07 Mar 21 - 04:07 PM Eve of Destruction has one brief reference to the event: "Think of all the hate there is in Red China/Then take a look around, there's Selma, Alabama." |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: Jack Campin Date: 08 Mar 21 - 09:27 AM There's a soundtrack from a film of 2014/5. For a long time I thought the only Bloody Sunday was the Irish one. Much later I found out about the Russian and American ones. What others are there? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: mayomick Date: 08 Mar 21 - 11:38 AM Jackson C Frank , Don't Look Back "Can't you hear the bells of Selma" dedicated to civil rights organizer Medgar Evers .His murder in 1963 and the all-white-jury trials that resulted in acquittals for the main suspect inspired the marches. https://www.google.com/search?q=Jackson+C+Frank+%2C+Don%27t+Look+Back&rlz=1C1CHBD_enIE889IE897&oq=Jackson+C+Frank+%2C+Don%27t+Lo |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: GUEST,henryp Date: 08 Mar 21 - 05:36 PM Medgar Evers was shot and killed on 12 June 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi. On February 18, 1965, in Marion near Selma, a state trooper shot Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young African American man, during a nighttime demonstration. After Jackson died of his wounds just over a week later in Selma, leaders called for a march to the state capital, Montgomery, to bring attention to the injustice of Jackson's death, the ongoing police violence, and the sweeping violations of African Americans' civil rights. Martin Luther King, Jr, leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, scheduled the action for Sunday, March 7. On March 6, George C. Wallace, Alabama's segregationist governor, forbade the march and ordered state troopers to "take whatever means necessary" to prevent it. Led by Hosea Williams, one of King's lieutenants, and John Lewis, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chairman, some 600 demonstrators walked, two by two, the six blocks to the Edmund Pettus Bridge that crossed the Alabama River and led out of Selma. At the east end of the bridge, the demonstrators encountered a force of sheriff's deputies, deputized "possemen" (some on horseback), and dozens of state troopers. The marchers were told that they had two minutes to disperse. Williams asked to speak with the officer who had given the command. The officer responded that there was nothing to talk about, and moments later he ordered the state troopers to advance. In the tear-gas-shrouded melee that followed, marchers were spat upon, overrun by horses, and attacked with billy clubs and bullwhips. More than 50 marchers, including Lewis, were hospitalized. Drawn from https://www.britannica.com/event/Selma-March |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday From: GUEST,henryp Date: 08 Mar 21 - 06:45 PM 15 January 2015. Common and John Legend perform 'Glory'. In an exclusive performance, the artists showcased the song "Glory" from the movie "Selma" at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The composition won a Golden Globe for best original song. Glory Jimmie Lee Jackson Deeply shaken, we attended a memorial service there. The room was packed with about three thousand people (many more stood outside), and we sat on a window sill at the back. We never heard one note of anger or revenge in the service. Instead, a spirit of courage emanated from the men and women of the congregation, especially as they rose to sing the old slave song, "Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round." Afterwards, at the cemetery, King spoke about forgiveness and love. He pleaded with his people to pray for the police, to forgive the murderer, and to forgive those who were persecuting them. Then we held hands and sang, "We shall overcome." It was an unforgettable moment. Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama; Folkways This documentary recording chronicles civil rights protesters singing during a march from Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol in Montgomery, to demand fair access to voting registration. The songs express hope and sorrow and a call for equality, and many of them are traditional with lyrics adapted for the protests. There are no instruments, just the voices of the demonstrators and their leaders. God Will Take Care of You / Climbing Jacob's Ladder - Hosea Williams and Marchers Steal Away, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Hosea Williams and Marchers Come By Here - Marchers Berlin Wall - Marchers We Shall Not be Moved - Marchers Oh, Freedom - Congregation of Brown Chapel If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus - Congregation of Brown Chapel Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed on Freedom - Congregation of Brown Chapel Which Side Are You On, Boy? / Keep Your Eye on the Prize - James Orange and Protestors Everybody Wants Freedom - Demonstrators at March Freedom Now Chant - Demonstrators at March Go Tell It on the Mountain / Which Side are You On, Boy? - Demonstrators at March Oh, Wallace Get On Board Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round - Two little Girls at March This Little Light of Mine / Which Side Are You On? / Freedom Now Chant / Come By Here - Workers in Selma at Mass for Jimmie Lee Jackson We Shall Overcome - Workers in Selma at Mass for Jimmie Lee Jackson Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round / Freedom, Freedom, Freedom / Oh Wallace - James Orange and Youth Which Side Are You On, Boy? |
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Subject: RE: Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday-March 7 From: Jeri Date: 08 Mar 21 - 07:33 PM Henry, my one favorite moment from the Oscars was Legend and Common performing this song. I wish I could find a good recording of it. |
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Subject: RE: Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday-March 7 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 09 Mar 21 - 04:18 AM Jeri, Here's a link. It was slow to load, but it got there! Very dramatic too. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jszpz Oscars2015Glory |
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Subject: RE: Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday-March 7 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 09 Mar 21 - 06:08 AM The marches had a powerful effect in Washington. After witnessing TV coverage of "Bloody Sunday", President Lyndon Baines Johnson met with Governor George Wallace in Washington to discuss the civil rights situation in his state. He tried to persuade Wallace to stop the state harassment of the protesters. Two nights later, on March 15, 1965, Johnson presented a bill to a joint session of Congress. The bill was passed that summer and signed by Johnson as the Voting Rights Act on August 6, Johnson's televised speech before Congress was carried nationally; it was considered to be a watershed moment for the civil rights movement. He said: Even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause, too, because it is not just Negroes but really it is all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome. Many in the Civil Rights Movement cheered the speech and were emotionally moved that after so long, and so hard a struggle, a President was finally willing to defend voting rights for blacks. According to C.T. Vivian, an SCLC activist who was with King at Richie Jean Jackson's home when the speech was broadcas: I looked over ... and Martin was very quietly sitting in the chair, and a tear ran down his cheek. It was a victory like none other. It was an affirmation of the movement. Wikipedia |
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Subject: RE: Req: songs re Selma Alabama Bloody Sunday-March 7 From: cnd Date: 09 Mar 21 - 12:33 PM Here's a few internal links: Selma Song - Right! Right! (Len Chandler) Walking with King (A song about freedom) - Marching with King by InOBU Christmas in Washington (Steve Earle) How Beautiful Upon the Mountain (Paxton) Jackson C Frank's 'Don't Look Back' EVE OF DESTRUCTION (from Barry McGuire) - Origins: eve of destruction Several of those songs only have topical references to Selma itself but they're close enough to the theme I think they're worth relating. Additionally, if someone has access to Sing Out! Volume 15, Issue 3 (Jul-65) it is reportedly titled "Protesters in Selma" There's also WNEW's Story of Selma, which features the following songs: Hold On (Keep Your Eyes on the Prize) The Freedom Voices with Pete Seeger 2:55 |
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