Bibliography and Recommendation of Sources:

Strange Fruit and Release of Strange Fruit:

O'Dell, C., 2002, “Strange Fruit”—Billie Holiday (1939), National Library of Congress

Stone, C., 2004 , Blood at the Root: “Strange Fruit” as Historical Document and Pedagogical Tool, OAH Magazine of History , Vol 10, Issue 2.

Carvalho, J. M., 2013. “Strange Fruit”: Music between Violence and Death. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 71(1), 111–119.

Keep Your Eyes on The Prize and Montgomery Bus Boycott:

Hedin, 2019., “KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE”, Oxford American, Issue 107.

We Shall Overcome and Albany Movement:

Rosenthal,S., 2006., “We Shall Overcome”—Pete Seeger (1963), National Library of Congress

Seeger, P., 1997, Where Have All The Flowers Gone – A Musical Autobiography. Bethlehem, PA: Sing Out

The Promised Land and Freedom Rides:

Self, J., 2011,. Chuck Berry song 'Promised Land' refers to Rock Hill, The Herald

Oxford Town and James Meredith Enrollment into University:

Attwood, T., 2015, Oxford Town: Dylan’s protest song, slightly detached, Untold Dylan

A Change Is Gonna Come and Sam Cooke Turned Away From Hotel:

Rhule B.G, 2006,'"A Change is Gonna Come"- Sam Cooke 1964', Library of Congress

How I Got Over and March On Washington:

Cusic, D., 2017, “How I Got Over”--Clara Ward and the Ward Singers (1950), National Library of Congress

How I Got Over, Shmoop

Oh, Freedom and March on Washington:

Trescott, J., 2011, Music of the Movement, The Washington Post

Mississippi Goddam and 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing:

Cohodas, N., 2018, “Mississippi Goddam”—Nina Simone (1964), National Library of Congress

God Will Take Care of You and Selma to Montgomery March:

God Will Take Care of You, Hymnary.org

Glory and Selma to Montgomery March:

Shaffer, C, 2020 'John Legend, Common Perform ‘Glory’ to Honor John Lewis at 2020 DNC', RollingStone

Capretto, L, 2015 'Common Explains The True Inspiration Behind His Song 'Glory' From 'Selma' (VIDEO), HuffPost

Happy Birthday and Assassination of MLK:

Gabler, J., 2019, 'The story of Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' MLK tribute', the Current

Arnold, C., 2021, 'MLK Day: How Stevie Wonder’s ‘Happy Birthday’ propelled the movement', New York Post

Pride (In The Name of Love) and Assassination of MLK:

Arevalo, A., 2021, What Does U2's Pride (In The Name Of Love) Really Mean?, The List

Other notable resources:

Rabaka, R., 2016. Civil rights music: The soundtracks of the civil rights movement. Lexington Books.

Darden, R., 2013. Nothing But Love in God's Water: Black sacred music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Penn State University Press.

Ward, B., 2006. '’People Get Ready’: Music and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s’, History Now, 8.