Sung by a crowd of 250,000 at the 1963 March on Washington, ‘We Shall Overcome” is considered by many activists and historians as the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement. The song has a deep ...

Mourners sing 'We Shall Overcome' outside the historic Emanuel AME Church(Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) How did a simple hymn rise to become a world-wide civil rights anthem, described by the US ...

Debbie Levy, illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Disney-Jump at the Sun, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4231-1954-8 The power of song to bolster courage, combat bigotry, and effect change courses through this ...

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The undisputed anthem of the civil rights movement has its roots in the Queen City, though it took more than 50 years for the world to recognize it. “We Shall Overcome” is a ...