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We Shall Overcome (4-963)
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| COMPOSER | Horton, Zilphia, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, and Pete Seeger |
| ARRANGER | Ringwald, Roy |
| LYRICS | Horton, Zilphia, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, and Pete Seeger |
| VOICING | TTBB |
| CATEGORY | Secular |
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| LANGUAGE | English |
| SEASON | |
| PERIOD | 20th c. |
| ACCOMPANIMENT | Piano (optional 4-hands) |
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| NOTES | Though originally a gospel song, it became the iconic protest song of the American Civil Rights Movement |
| ACQUISITION | |
| PUBLISHER | Shawnee Press Inc. |
| PUBLISHER # |
C-214 |
| COPYRIGHT | Ludlow Music, Inc. (1971) |