Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1989
Original Language:English
We Shall Overcome (1989)
DirectorJim Brown
58 minJan 1st, 1989
Plot
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.
