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"We Shall Overcome" by Martin Luther King, Jr
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On 16 June 1966, at the Zion Baptist Church in Los Angeles, Reverend Martin Luther King gave a simple, brief speech. It took as its theme the resonant line of the folk song central that had become central to the soundtrack of the civil rights movement in the United States: We Shall Overcome. But Dr. King does not just exhort the hopeful prediction of triumph; he explains why social justice is inevitable: “We shall overcome because the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.â€
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Dr. King used parts of this speech in his 31 March 1968 sermon at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., just four days before his death. Read or listen the text of that longer work.
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Folk songs inspired millions during the social transformation of the 1960s. Learn how "We Shall Overcome" was transformed from a gospel song into a masterpieces of social justice movement.
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SIng the refrain of "We Shall Overcome" -- to yourself, out-loud -- and believe!
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