We Shall Overcome 1989
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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.
- Released: 1989-01-01
- Runtime: 58 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez
- Director: Jim Brown, Kenneth Levis, Jim Brown, Ginger Brown, Jim Brown
