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We Shall Overcome

1989·Movie
58min
IMDb8.5

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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.
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Directed by:
Jim Brown
Produced by:
Jim Brown, George C. Stoney, Harold Leventhal

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77
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How long is We Shall Overcome?

0 h 58 min

We Shall Overcome runs 0 h 58 min.

What language is We Shall Overcome in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.