We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World
by Stotts, Stuart
Prefer borrowing? Open Library may have a digital copy too.
AR Book Level
7.6
AR Points
2
Word Count
12,140
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
134964 EN
About this book
This book explores the roots of the tune and the lyrics of "We Shall Overcome" in traditional African music and Christian hymns. It demonstrates the key role the song played in the civil rights, labor, and anti-war movements in America.
Readers of this book also checked
Amazing Grace: The Story of the HymnNonfiction
Clara Schumann: Piano VirtuosoNonfiction
Latin SensationsNonfiction
The Constitution: The Story Behind America's Governing DocumentNonfiction
Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar PetersonNonfiction
For Those About to Rock: A Road Map to Being in a BandNonfiction