Speeches and songs from the civil rights march on Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Title from disc label. President Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Whitney M. Young, Jr., John Lewis, Roy Wilkins, Walter Reuther, Bayard Rustin, A. Philip Randolph, speakers ; Joan Baez, Marian Anderson, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul, and Mary, singers. and an excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's press conference, August 21, 1963. and an excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's press conference, August 21, 1963. "Authorized recording, produced by the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership"--Container. Previously released on LP as Folkways Records: FD 5592. Images of the original LP container and liner notes with texts of the speeches and, in part, the songs, included as a PDF file on disc.
Contents:
1 (25:07). We shall overcome (Joan Baez) -- Press conference (President Kennedy) -- I have a dream / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- He's got the whole world in His hands (Marian Anderson) -- 2 (28:12). Oh! freedom (Odetta) -- Rabbi Joachim Prinz : complete speech -- Ballad of Medgar Evers (Bob Dylan) -- From the speeches of W.M. Young, J. Lewis, R. Wilkins, Walter Reuther -- If I had a hammer : Hammer song (Peter, Paul, and Mary) -- The demands (Bayard Rustin) -- The pledge (Philip Randolph).
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