In these sad times full of the fear-mongering preachers of hate, take an hour to be inspired by a program that includes not only Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial but moving performance of the song King mentioned as he lay dying and which was performed at a rally in Memphis that night.
A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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From the WNYC site:
Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights movement. In this hour-long special from WNYC, host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King's own speeches and sermons to illustrate the powerful place that music held in his work--and examines how the musical community responded to and participated in Dr. King's cause.
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