Program on John Lewis 7/22/20
Video of the concert on our YouTube channel. (Please consider subscribing to our channel.)
Here are some links about John Lewis:
- CNN article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/john-lewis-dead-at-80/index.html
- Article about SNCC singing: https://snccdigital.org/inside-sncc/sncc-national-office/freedom-singers/
- WALKING WITH THE WIND by John Lewis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27550.Walking_with_the_Wind
Brittney Packnett video on moving from being an ally to being a co-conspirator with People of Color: https://youtu.be/QZVILjJPreM
Information about the songs from tonight's program:
"A Way Out of No Way" - other songs by Sally Rogers
"Woke Up This Morning" - sung by SNCC Freedom Singers
"Long Kesh" by Matt Jones with new verses by Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino - other songs by Magpie
"Which Side Are You On" by Florence Reece with new freedom verses by James Farmer & others
Annie Patterson & Peter Blood are the creators of the songbooks Rise Up Singing and Rise Again. https://www.riseupandsing.org/songbooks
Online concerts: https://www.riseupandsing.org/live