“We Shall Overcome” has gospel roots,
#ResistanceRootsToday in history, 1960: Folk musician Guy Carawan introduces “We Shall Overcome” to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Raleigh, N.C., popularizing it as a civil rights protest anthem. The song has its roots in a gospel hymn that was adopted by striking workers. /1
— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-04-15T18:01:08.844Z
Sad! 