Choral Piano, baritone
voice Bass, tenor
SKU:
CF.CM9741
Composed by
Traditional African
American Spiritual.
Arranged by Austin Hunt.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 50 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9741.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9741).
ISBN 9781491161210.
UPC: 680160919802. Key:
Bb major. English.
African American
Spiritual.
In 1961,
a diverse group of
student activists
organized a movement
called Freedom Riders to
challenge racial
segregation in Southern
states. Their strategy
was to ride busses into
cities with segregation
laws and deliberately
break them. For instance,
white students would use
colored only restrooms,
while black students
would sit at white only
food counters. The hope
was that, when confronted
by police, the federal
government would be
forced to step in and
defend the students'
constitutional rights. On
many occasions, these
demonstrations were met
with violent behavior
from locals, including
beatings and a
firebombing. Ultimately,
these Freedom Riders
helped lead to the
abolishment of
segregation by bringing
national attention to the
injustices of
segregation. While
touring, the Freedom
Riders would collectively
perform songs with
messages about freedom
and justice. One
participant, African
-American preacher Rev.
Robert Wesby, reimagined
the lyrics of the hymn
Woke Up this Mornin' by
replacing the name Jesus
with freedom in each
refrain. This version of
the hymn went on to
become a powerful symbol
of the American civil
rights movement.
In
1961, a diverse group of
student activists
organized a movement
called “Freedom
Riders†to
challenge racial
segregation in Southern
states. Their strategy
was to ride busses into
cities with segregation
laws and deliberately
break them. For instance,
white students would use
“colored
only†restrooms,
while black students
would sit at “white
only†food
counters. The hope was
that, when confronted by
police, the federal
government would be
forced to step in and
defend the students'
constitutional rights. On
many occasions, these
demonstrations were met
with violent behavior
from locals, including
beatings and a
firebombing. Ultimately,
these “Freedom
Riders†helped lead
to the abolishment of
segregation by bringing
national attention to the
injustices of
segregation.While
touring, the Freedom
Riders would collectively
perform songs with
messages about freedom
and justice. One
participant, African
-American preacher Rev.
Robert Wesby, reimagined
the lyrics of the hymn
“Woke Up this
Mornin’†by
replacing the name
“Jesus†with
“freedom†in
each refrain. This
version of the hymn went
on to become a powerful
symbol of the American
civil rights
movement.
Woke Up This Mornin'
