Civil Rights Songs
A Chronological Listing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21836087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard Lehrman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1938-7687 • E-ISSN: 1938-7687 |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Library (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/mp.9460447.0015.104 |
| OpenAlex | W3127328300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This Civil Rights Song List is not a comprehensive catalogue.This list is merely the culmination of a set of lists that I will continue to augment on my own as more songs are created or discovered and added.The data presented here were amassed as a special project during the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of my duties as reference librarian at Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library in Oyster Bay, NY.Any opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not represent those of the library, its staff, or the Board of Trustees.My own interest in civil rights, and in the power of music, dates back to the early 1960s, when my mother took me to a "Ban the Bomb" demonstration at the United Nations, and my father took me to the August 28, 1963, March on Washington.Their examples and these events would inspire a life of activism expressed through music, including my first musical on atomic testing and imperialism.I also formed the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus in 1988 to perform works no other chorus would or could do, including the cantata I Have A Dream written by my teacher and mentor Elie Siegmeister and performed in its Manhattan premiere with William Warfield on January 15, 1989, at the Harlem School of the Arts.The attendance of Pete Seeger at that performance prompted him to approach me, leading to wonderful collaborative opportunities in workshops, performances, arrangements, and compositions.This project is intended as a starting point for others to build on.The list appended to this article is merely a snapshot in time of both a work in progress and, so to speak, a work about progress-social progress.Viewed chronologically, these songs have much to tell about the history of our country-and a few others, as well.Strictly speaking, the list is not exactly chronological: precise months and dates
Business · Civil rights · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Race, History, and American Society · Finance
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |