Wednesday 20 October 2010

Martin Luther King Junior: The Dream, the Fight for Freedom




" I have a Dream Speech " given on 28 August 1963
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA&feature=fvw

 The Song " We shall overcome some day"

The Lyrics:


1.
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day /today


CHORUS


2.
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day/today


CHORUS


3.
We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day


CHORUS


4.
Blacks and white together 
Blacks and white together 
Blacks and white together some  day /today
 
5. We are not afraid today... 6. Everything will be alright ...
(shortened)



The Music of Black Americans

... a key anthem of the US civil rights movement...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Shall_Overcome

MLK´s Quotations:





The March over Washington - The "I Have a Dream" Speech :

We shall overcome Legislation - Lyndon B. Johnson

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