We Shall Overcome lyrically descended from a hymn by Rev Tindley called “I’ll Overcome Some Day”, which was first published in 1900. Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley (1851 –1933), the son of a slave, was an American Methodist minister and author of approximately 50 gospel hymns, known as “The Prince of Preachers“. He was a… Read More 🎶 We Shall Overcome 🎶 (2. Origins)
💰”PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN“💰 (Bruce Springsteen) I thought I heard the Captain say, Pay me my money down, Tomorrow is our sailing day, Pay me my money down Oh pay me, oh pay me, Pay me my money down, Pay me or go to jail, Pay me my money down As soon as the… Read More A song: “Pay Me My Money Down”
La storia del rock: lezioni U3 di Angelo Vimercati 19 aprile 2017: Sono stati trattati i seguenti punti: • Schiavitù dei neri in America Dal 600 a fine 800 si calcola che più di 10 milioni di neri africani vengano deportati dalla costa nord occidentale dell’Africa come schiavi in America. Più della metà finiscono nei… Read More La storia del rock: lezioni U3 di Angelo Vimercati
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