LET FREEDOM SING: HOW MUSIC INSPIRED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Quincy Jones, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, Steveie Wonder, James Brown, and Many Others
Let Freedom Sing powerfully retells one of the greatest stories in American history, the Civil Rights Movement, in a compelling new way... through the singers and songwriters who fought for change through their music. This amazing DVD chronicles the power of lyrics and songs that helped move a generation during turbulent times, bringing change to our country. This story is told for the first time through the music that drove it and those who were there.
Andrew Young, Gladys Knight, Pete Seeger, Ruby Dee and others relate how the songs of the 1960s civil rights movement inspired people through the tough times. With footage of the freedom riders, the marchers, and the events of the decade, this documentary brings back an emotional time in the history of America.
There are dramatic first-person accounts by Mississippi Freedom Riders who sang to give themselves courage in the face of grave danger. There are songs from the 1963 March on Washington when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave his "I Have a Dram" speech. And there are award-winning artists and musicians whose songs inspired a generation to take up the struggle for civil rights and human rights throughout America and the world.
Billie Holiday's song about lynching, Strage Fruit, and the scalding bitterness of Big Bill Broonzy's When Do I Get to be Called a Man? take us back to the brutally enforced era of segregation.The story then sweeps us to the heart of the 1960s and explores its continuing impact on music, politics and culture in the decades that followed.
Narrated by Louis Gossett Jr., interviews with Gladys Knight, Isaac Hayes, Chuck D, Andrew Young, Quincy Jones, Pete Seeger and more. Also features 29 performances, featuring 10 top ten classic hits! Includes Respect, Change Is Gonna Come, People Get Ready, Fight the Power and What's Going On.
Bonus Features include interviews with Louis Gossett, Jr. and Chuck D.
Retail Price: $19.95
Online Sale Price: $17.96
Product Details: DVD (REGION 1)
102 Minutes
Product Code: 610583362190
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