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Freedom Songs: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

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Blind Boy Grunt, a pseudonym used by Bob Dylan in his early career.
Blind Boy Grunt, a pseudonym used by Bob Dylan in his early career.
Program Highlights

Freedom Songs: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Monday, Aug. 15, at 8 PM

Thursday, Aug. 18, at 1 AM

Saturday, Aug. 20, at noon

Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2:30 AM

 

Filled with many of the greatest artists and musicians from the soul era and beyond, this documentary explores how music helped sustain the most important movement in the 20th century and was in turn inspired by the struggle for equality and human rights. 

The story is told through interviews with musicians, civil rights activists, music industry executives, historians and others, including music icon Chuck D, actor Louis Gossett Jr., former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, actress Ruby Dee, Pete Seeger, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Carter, the Blind Boys of Alabama and more.