Documentary · United States of America · 1989 · 58m

We Shall Overcome

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Director
Jim Brown
Cast
Harry Belafonte as Self - Narrator Joan Baez as Self
Crew
Jim Brown — Director of Photography Kenneth Levis — Editor Ginger Brown — Producer Jim Brown — Producer Harold Leventhal — Producer George C. Stoney — Producer
Synopsis

A documentary on the iconic song "We Shall Overcome" and its important legacy in the American Civil Rights movement, echoing all over the world as a recognizable song of struggle against social injustices. Singers and activists talk about its origins, used during a workers strike in the mid 1940's, and how the lyrics and its significance slightly changed in the next decades.

Key Collaborators
Jim Brown Director Jim Brown Director of Photography Kenneth Levis Editor Ginger Brown Producer Jim Brown Producer Harold Leventhal Producer George C. Stoney Producer
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