Sunday, September 5, 2010

History of Anthem 'We Shall Overcome' is Told in Book by UCLA Sociologist William G. Roy




[Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Ph.D.; Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States; William G. Roy; Princeton University Press]

Last Fall we interviewed Prof. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnomusicology, UCLA: “Jacqueline Cogdell-DjeDje: AMNA Conference, UCLA Oct. 22-25, 'Once in a lifetime opportunity.'” Yesterday she sent us a link to an article on a new book by UCLA sociologist William G. Roy, Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States:

“Hi,
I thought you might be interested in this.
Click on the link below for info on the history of the song, 'We Shall Overcome.'"

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnomusicology
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
University of California, Los Angeles





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