courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Selma was a place where people could not register to vote. Carla Sims A unique mix of historical documentary and contemporary musical performance, the film features new performances by top artists including John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, Andrew Young and dozens more. Turner Network Television Rich Nichols I felt like I had crossed over. Lisa Ellis Nona Valiunas Their stories are heart-breaking and powerful. Written by Florence Reece Newsreel, "The Selma March: Troops Guard Rights Marchers" (archival): The long anticipated freedom march from Selma to Alabama's capital of Montgomery finally gets under way. I remember trying to get up, and I was running and I was running into the tear gas, and I was hit again...this person was hitting me as I was running. Produced by James Poyser To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Traditional Lynda Lowery, Civil rights protestor: Singing got us involved. Young white segregationist (archival footage): Well, it's just not the same as we're used to down here. For if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live. Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no … So I told the undertaker: AP Images Peter Buffett Traditional Oh, wade in the water Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: We had to march. 10 tracks (36:08). Ambassador Andrew Young, Aide to Martin Luther King: We put his body on a mule train. We just didn't wake up one morning and say, "we were gonna go and sit-in." Performed by Anthony Hamilton & Blind Boys of Alabama: Written by Phil Ochs C.T. Well now, you know...how much plainer could it be? Background Vocals - Thomasina Atkins Ain't gonna let no jailhouse, turn me 'round. I was hit in the head by state trooper with a nightstick. Free at last! Deep in my heart I do believe At that instance the fuel tank of the bus blew up. Performed by the SNCC Freedom Singers I just watched "Soundtrack for a Revolution"; what a powerful documentary!! Ed King, Civil rights organizer: The general opinion in the white community was shocked that black people were standing together and doing anything, because white people wanted to say black people are satisfied. Winnie Wong Woke up this morning with my mind  Magdalena Gorka Awesome documentary about the Civil Rights Movement told through eyewitness accounts, and through song. Dorie Ladner, Civil rights protestor: They had a law called 'Reckless Eyeballing.'. Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Pete Seeger Diane Nash Performed by Hank Thomas Cranford House, Harry Belafonte, Singer and activist: There was a doctor... nothing did for us what that did. Now, they march under a federal court order and with the protection of federalized National Guard units and regular troops. George Lee: shot Written by Lester Cobb and Please consider donating - $5, $10, ANY amount will help - to support Soundtrack producer Dylan Nelson's new documentary about civil rights icon and iconoclast James Meredith. You take that which is expressed your innermost feelings over the centuries and you use it as the vehicle to express where you are and the oppression and the suffering that you feel at this given time. Rev. They wiped it out by using peaceful, non-violent means. and Written by Carlton Reese "We'll stand at the door as long as you can.". He never spoke a word. Cpl. Lula Joe Williams, Civil rights protester: I remember all the times when we'd be out there in the streets and folks would be trying to tell us "those children need to go home," you know, "they don't need to be out there marching." Rev. You had a brutal, brutal police commissioner, Eugene Theophilus, Bull Connor. Your Name Your Email Recipient Email Enter a Message Captcha. And we'd be sitting there in an orderly, peaceful non-violent fashion waiting to be served. The jail doors opened and they walked right out Wild Bunch Julian Bond, Student movement leader: These are songs of protest, these are songs of rebellion. And finally King agrees to use them, and they turn the tide. Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah. Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir, Birmingham, Alabama (singing): ...I'm on my way to the freedom land Jim Lawson, Civil rights leader: No one ran, no one swung a fist back, no one balked at being arrested. Soundtrack for a revolution. And today we march onto courthouse, but in the next few days we look forward to marching on to state house in larger numbers. Hank Thomas, Freedom rider: You're walking down the sidewalk, and especially if it's a young white woman, you gave her wide berth. On a cold and cloudy day But hundreds of people were arrested over the course of all this. And we shall overcome. Longevity has it's place. They were standing up. courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Stayed on freedom John Legend courtesy Of Columbia Records, Special Thanks to: Vanessa Ezersky Travelling or based outside United States? Traditional Read the lyrics of the songs that inspired the civil rights movement. I saw this documentary on TV, and as an English Language teacher, I think it is the perfect way to grasp teens' attention to the subject because it deals with this fundamental piece of humankind's history in a way that anyone who likes music will appreciate! So I rounded up all of the preachers I could find, and I said, "we need you all to come and march on the front row with Dr. Lindsay Sturman Janice Flood Joan Mulholland item 7 Soundtrack for a Revolution (DVD, 2010) NEW SEALED LEGEND ROOTS HAVENS ALABAMA 7 - Soundtrack for a Revolution (DVD, 2010) NEW SEALED LEGEND ROOTS HAVENS ALABAMA. Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: The sheriff saw these three young men riding together, two whites and one black, and stopped them, placed them under arrest, took them to jail, and later that same night these three young men were turned over to the Klan, where they were beaten, shot, and killed. Share with your friends. Teri Kane Mamie Brown-Mason, Birmingham song leader: You know once you've go through things and you've taken it all the way up to your neck, you have to do something then to put an end to it. Guitar - Randall Bowland Paul Marbury Blind Boys of Alabama, Mary Mary, and John Legend Rev. We shall overcome If teaching/wanting to know more about the Civil Rights movement this is it! So, you're saying to yourself, "this is something people in America support, this is something people in America think is worthwhile. Lynda Lowery, Civil rights protestor: When I was seven years old my mother passed, and I remembered the grown people talking about if she hadn't been colored, she could have gone to the white hospital, and she would be alive. Vivian, Civil rights leader: Bull Connor was really blown away. There were almost as many white people as there were black people. Lula Joe Williams, Civil rights protestor: We had marched that 50 miles that they had told us we weren't gonna march. Misha Guttentag Rutha Harris Their numbers are so great, they ran out of schools, jumping out of the windows. But we didn't dwell on it; we did not dwell on it. Rev. Julian Bond, Student movement leader: He diffused what could have been an explosive movement, and it's sort of a typical moment when he uses this new idea of non-violence to push forward the notion that "we can fight this evil in a different kind of way than we've fought in the past.". Candie Carawan, Sit-in protester: So Guy taught "I'm gonna sit at the welcome table," and it was during the sit-ins. Performed by Carlton Reese Harry Belafonte, Singer and activist: Dr. King saw it as poetic: "if I start with the most under-served, the most rejected, the most castaway of all -- garbage workers -- I've made my statement.". Samantha Allen Travis Giobbi June 2009. Harry Belafonte, Singer and activist: They were all great songs from the movement, but none spelled out our sense of future like "We Shall Overcome. and Performed by Cleo Kennedy and Carlton Reese But God's gonna trouble the water I'm hitting hard against the door -- they wouldn't let us off. Stephen Kazmierski, Original Score Composed by Rev. Man, that was like lightning. So I'm happy tonight. Congressman John Lewis, a student movement leader at the time, begins by stating: “The first time I got arrested I felt so free. Lynda Lowery, Civil rights protestor: We need to keep fighting and we need to keep singing and putting in our spirit. Everyone who I shared this with loved it and watched multiple times. Wade in the water, children Chuck Neblett, Movement song leader: You had no protection. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Jim Clark was this big, mean white man. Joseph Loew/Time Life/Getty Images Soundtrack for a Revolution was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie… Chuck Neblett, Movement song leader: When they said they were missing we knew they were dead. But we kept coming back, over and over again. I felt so liberated. Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: It was the music that created a sense of solidarity. So what did we do? Answer the phone!" See all 9 - All listings for this product. And they raised their hand to hit me with the tire iron and Jim Clark said, "don't hit that nigger with the tire iron -- that's Martin Luther Coon's nigger." Produced by Eric Krasno Performed by Chuck Neblett, We Shall Not Be Moved Pam McMichael John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone, The Roots, Richie Havens, Anthony Hamilton, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Angie Stone, Mary Mary, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis, Lula Joe Williams, Andrew Young, Lynda Lowery, T.V. Samuel Younge Jr.: shot It’s an uphill journey, but I’m on my way... Rev. Lula Joe Williams, Civil rights protestor: You know I haven't always been non-violent. Rev. Marvina Neblett Sharon Chatten Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (archival): The only way we can really achieve freedom is to somehow conquer the fear of death. Chuck McDew, student movement leader: Mississippi is calling us. Ambassador Andrew Young, Aide to Martin Luther King: The Supreme Court decided that bus segregation is unconstitutional. University of South Carolina Newsfilm Library Oneal Moore: shot Montgomery County Archives Jon Else They stopped a young man on bicycle and then castrated him. stayed on freedom We shall not be moved, On our way to victory Produced and Performed by Soulive Hank Thomas, Freedom rider: For whatever reason people thought that I should always lead the singing, and I usually did. And when we got to the Mississippi line, we didn't know what to expect. A search thus far has produced only one clue: the burned out station wagon in which the three were last seen riding. Performed by Odetta at the March on Washington, Here's to the State of Mississippi Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: We didn't give up. TV Archives Sales Patricia Yusah, Marketing and Communications The American News I want my freedom When I saw the hearse comin' And when there was some concern about the possibility of violence, of someone being beaten, of someone being arrested and jailed -- or even after we were thrown in jail -- someone would sing a song. Bob Zellner, Student organizer: Mississippi and Alabama were police states. And when I got across the bridge I saw my sister Joanne. I can't recommend it highly enough. Rev. 16th St. Baptist Church, Birmingham John Patterson, Alabama Governor, 1961 (archival): And you can't just guarantee the safety of the fool, and that's what these folks are, just fools. Aaron Kaplan Samuel Billy Kyles, Civil rights leader: We got the call that Medgar Evers had been gunned down in his carport at home. a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Anthony Falzone LESSON PLAN: Group Statements - Soundtrack for a Revolution Title : Group Statements - Soundtrack for a Revolution Est. Natalie Hill Samuel Billy Kyles, Civil rights leader: You couldn't use the phone without the operator. Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me ‘round. Written by Len H. Chandler, Jr. Alex Sobotowski, Archival Images Courtesy of David Dennis Conway Studios, Los Angeles We be singing and clapping and going up. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2013. The state was run on a basis of racist philosophy, and racists encouraged other racists to kill people. The new documentary uses footage from the Civil Rights marches of the 1960s alongside new interviews with people who were there to re-examine what happened and the importance of music … ", Joss Stone (singing): Paul and Silas bound in jail Vivian, Civil rights leader: He walked around with guns on his side. We shall not be moved The missing men are Andrew Goodman, a 20-year-old college student from New York, James Cheney, 21 years old from Meridian, Mississippi, and 24-year-old Michael Schwerner of Brooklyn, New York. Background Vocals - Babatunde Adebimpe Chuck Neblett, Movement song leader: We were in Ohio and we were there to train a lot of these college students about really what they were getting into. There is only one swimming pool in Forest -- for white only. Sousaphone - Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson Album Credits. Marchin' up to freedom land. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968 (archival): We've got some difficult days ahead. I remember this very hippy white couple named Guy and Candie, and they came and they taught us a lot of songs. Joss Stone (singing): ...Hold on, hold on We shall not be moved. Wade in the water Performed by Anthony Hamilton, Joss Stone, Joe Postiglione King." We would constantly be singing and you'd start making up lyrics. Susana Fernandes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (archival): It is more honorable to walk in dignity than ride in humiliation... Mary Williams, Civil rights protestor: We would actually stand out there and look at the buses in the morning and evenings to see if any black people were riding them, and when the bus would come through and the bus would be empty we would go "yeah, yeah, good!". Whoa the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes, Ambassador Andrew Young, Aide to Martin Luther King: We had been through the pressures and tensions and the victory of Birmingham, and so many of the people in the movement didn't even want to go to Washington because we didn't see it as a movement, we saw it as a picnic. Lets hit somebody. Drinking fountains are segregated; restrooms are segregated; the local theater is segregated -- negroes sit in the balcony. May be my last time, children, I don't know. Guy Carawan, Movement song leader: I'll play it, you sing it (singing)... Lula Joe Williams, Civil rights protester: If they had served us, then we probably would've went on to another store. Gay Campbell Heather Carawan It was 9:30 in the morning. Coretta Scott King: I was in the house with my child, Yolanda. Light planes are dropping leaflets calling on employers to sack their negro workers. Produced and Performed by John Legend Mihal Arguetty, Directors of Photography Marchin' on to freedom land, Ain't can't let segregation turn me 'round, Stayed on freedom Julian Bond, Student movement leader: The Freedom Riders attacked a basic premise of White Supremacy, that is black and white cannot be physically together. Neil Kirkpatrick, Recording Engineers You couldn't, you know, when you said to the media and anybody else, "they beat me," there are no bruises and no scars because the rubber hose left you sore on the inside but it didn't break the skin anywhere. Oh, there ain't nothing wrong with keeping my mind Glenn Fukushima And she never answered. The calender is lyin' when it reads the present time. Samuel Billy Kyles, Civil rights leader: Violence broke out. Gina Harrell Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: So when the call went out for the Freedom Ride I volunteered. Samuel Billy Kyles, Civil rights leader: Most of us I would think did not sit down and say, "Oh my god, I might get killed." And the more they would tell us to, you know, that they [child protestors] need to be at home, the louder we would get. Written by Thomas A. Dorsey Rev. to the freedom land. Keep your eyes on the prize, and hold on Some day. We never thought of getting on that bus. Harold Middlebrook, Student movement leader: We can go back to [mumbles] because Martin has told us, "we're gonna walk together, children. The story of the American civil rights movement is told through its powerful music -- the freedom songs that protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in police wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. It was a remarkable triumph of the Civil Rights Movement. Joanne was nine years old at the time. Tommy Wrenn Chuck Neblett, Movement song leader: George Wallace said he had enough jails in Alabama to put everybody in jail. I remember coming out of that bank of smoke, and a guy came up to me and said, "boy, you alright?" Celia Tisdale Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: We was prepared to sit-in. If you drag her muddy river, nameless bodies you will find. ", "Well, I believe it's a big publicity hoax, but if they're dead I feel like they asked for it. Free shipping. Chuck McDew, Student movement leader: You see these white people are crazy...they're absolutely clinically insane. This situation has brought problems, it has created challenges, but most important of all, it has inspired a social system to meet the challenge. Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014. Anthony Hamilton, Joss Stone, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Mary Mary, and John Legend (singing): David Rowntree Jim Lawson was our main trainer... Rev. William Moore: shot Rev. Organ and Keyboards - Neal Evans Philip Marshall, Associate Producers Produced by Eric Krasno Lynda Lowery, Civil rights protestor: Selma, Alabama had this sheriff by the name of Jim Clark. Amazing documentary for the history and the music. Lynda Lowery, Civil rights protestor (singing). Performed by The Caravans featuring Shirley Caesar On The Radio, Rev. Julie Janata Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of segregation and the movement that helped defeat it. Because it's not just negroes, but really it's all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. Hold on, Hold on. He's standing on the porch with the mayor and the police comissioner, and he calms the crowd. Samuel Billy Kyles, Civil rights leader: Policeman can't stop you from singing. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Rev. I just want to do God's will. Rachel Lawson The Roots courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, I ran to that car and they said she had just fainted, so I was hitting her on her face and she opened her eyes and she looked at me... Joanne Bland, Selma protestor: My head was in her lap and she was crying. Tv On The Radio Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: Martin King comes to the scene at a time when not only black folk but the nation needed to hear that now is a time for change. Main Vocals - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell ", Rev. Vivian, Civil rights leader: ...And when he said, "we shall overcome," he took on our song. courtesy of Columbia Records Jerry Mitchell I had a concussion at the bridge. We're not perfect, but we're in a very different place than we were before this movement came along. Lula Joe Williams, Civil rights protester: I knew that we had to make some changes. Archival: And further ahead still segregationists have been at work too, putting up posters on the roadside accusing Dr. Luther King of being Communist trained. Angie Stone courtesy of Stax Records Primary Artists Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend & 7 more. And if there is a God somewhere, and if his words are true, then we're gonna win. Hold on, why don't ya... Julian Bond, Student movement leader: Other people joined the Freedom Ride and the end result was the government began to enforce the laws that said that these facilities have to be integrated. Productions, Inc. I know he gave his life not just to get equity for black people but to free the mind of white people who were punishing them. He thought he was Patton. I was beating on the wall saying, "answer the phone! Organ - James Poyser I went last week, too!" Rent Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009) starring John Legend and Wyclef Jean on DVD and Blu-ray. We shall overcome some day, We shall overcome courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Hallelujah, I'm a-Travelin' From every mountainside, let freedom ring. Bass - Warryn Campbell Dorothy Cotton, Aide to Martin Luther King: These children were not stupid! Julian Bond, Student movement leader: We put together what became known as Freedom Summer. Julia Mintz We went out there and I saw all of this blood in the carport. “undertaker please drive slow And you got on that bridge and you looked back and just people, people, people, and he couldn't put all those people in jail! Scott Kardel, Project Administration And, I kind of looked at him, I thought it was a strange thing, and [I said], "I hadn't thought of that.". Jimmy Carter, Eric McKinnie, We had to work hard on that. The march on Washington was the thing that defined the movement for America at large, and defined it for the world. Classic Images Keep your eyes on the prize, and hold why don't ya hold on I remember thinking how "white people sure eat early." Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir featuring Eloise Gaffney (singing): Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round, It was the most repressive, it had the most stringent laws, it had the most egregious examples of brutality and death occurring there on a regular basis. Historic Films Rev. Rev. Performed by Mahalia Jackson Performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir Pull us off the lunch counter stools...or beat us. Congressman John Lewis, Student movement leader: I had met these two young men from New York and one from Mississippi on a mission to help get people registered to vote. Brenda Jones Virgil Ware: shot "The Message From Mississippi," Official Mississippi State Film, 1960 (archival): This is Mississippi, the central state, the heart of the south. We knew things were gonna happen. Harold Middlebrook, Student movement leader: And so for us to go to Washington was an opportunity to take a blue break from the roughness. Jim Czarnecki But the first billboard we saw -- huge billboard -- "Welcome to the State of Mississippi." Julian Bond, Student movement leader: During the course of the boycott, Martin Luther King was presiding over a mass meeting and someone passed him a note that said your house had been bombed. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (archival): We the negro citizens of Montgomery, Alabama do now and will continue to carry on our mass protests. stayed on freedom We studied the philosophy and discipline of non-violence. Sign up for the American Experience newsletter! Produced by Warryn Campbell Avatar Studios, New York City I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'. courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Ninety-Nine and A Half Won't Do People had stood in unmovable lines. by arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment, Woke Up This Morning Lizz Wright Arranged by Nigel Hall, Eric Krasno, and Adam Deitch, Freedom's Gonna Reign James Meredith News report (archival): The three Civil Rights workers who disappeared in Mississippi last Sunday night still have not been heard from. Soundtrack for a Revolution doesn't fully realize its goals, but it definitely takes an interesting stab at them. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. They told Martin that if he didn't leave town in three days they were gonna bomb the house and kill his wife and baby. Included with Sundance Now on Amazon for $6.99/month after trial. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama Six months. I really don't know what tomorrow will bring. Jennifer Justice Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2017. The last time, I don't know The next billboard right behind that said "Prepare to meet thy God.". Guy Carawan, Movement song leader: (singing)...one, two, three, one, two, three. They had an assembly line arrest of the Freedom Riders. They knew how to go in and remove a knife, and when they removed the knife the scar in his chest was shaped like a cross. "We are trying to make every white man in Alabama stand up and be counted.". Chuck Neblett, Movement song leader: A lot of them really wasn't taking it too seriously. Mynette Louie, First Assistant Director You know the only thing you had to do was just pray you weren't killed in the process. Josh Miller He says, "go home, we're fine. Performed by Dorothy Cotton, This Little Light of Mine I'm walking and talking with my mind Lindsay Gillette Mary Williams, Civil rights protestor: It was time, we were ready. Turn me round, turn me 'round. Ant Demby Royalties derived from this Studios, New York City, Line Producers New York Daily News Rebecca Strickland, Camera Operators Drums - Edward Dixon Lord, I hate, I hate to see her go”. It is hard to believe that once upon a time in America, we were treated so cruely, for so long, but we have come a long, long, way from the racist Jim Crow systems across the south, particularly Alabama and Mississippi. Cassian Elwes Other propaganda too, this time from the air. Wharlest Jackson: bombed Performed by Hank Thomas, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize Julian Bond, Student movement leader: King rushed home, an angry mob gathered. Background Vocals - Kyp Malone and Bernard Lafayette, Freedom rider: Mississippi had a reputation that dwarfed Alabama. 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