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... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > subjects of study > social science education > civic education > ethnic studies > black studies > black culture > freedom songs
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > tertiary education > higher education > postsecondary education > black studies > black culture > freedom songs
... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > black culture > freedom songs

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freedom songs  

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  • Freedom songs are a corpus of songs that were used during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and afterward as a unifying force in the African American struggle for freedom and human rights. The use of music in the fight for freedom was evidenced throughout the history of Africans in the Americas, particularly in the songs known as spirituals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Freedom Songs]

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