We Shall Overcome (1989)

0h 58m IMDb
Documentary
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A documentary on the iconic song "We Shall Overcome" and its important legacy in the American Civil Rights movement, echoing all over the world as a recognizable song of struggle against social injustices. Singers and activists talk about its origins, used during a workers strike in the mid 1940's, and how the lyrics and its significance slightly changed in the next decades.

We Shall Overcome

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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte as Self - Narrator Died 2023 · New York City, New York, USA Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s...
Joan Baez
Joan Baez as Self Age 85 · Staten Island, New York, USA Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice.] Baez has performed...
Director Jim Brown
Cast Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez