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The Freedom Singers offered an inspiring audition on America's Got Talent. The eight-piece group represents Skid Row.

Engage with powerful memoir and literary excellence with these four poetry, non-fiction and theatre recommendations.

In the early 1960s, The Freedom Singers traveled across the country to raise funds for the civil rights movement and spread a message of hope.

The University of Kentucky will commemorate 50 years of celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on campus from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Singletary Center for the Arts Concert Hall. 

The public can celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday through events hosted by Geneva College and Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center

We have seen the brilliance of Southern strategies for change throughout our 90 years and seen courageous acts of resistance and creative solutions.

Music was an integral part of the Civil Rights movement. But how important is it today? Is the tradition being carried forward? And how? That was the topic of “Freedom Singers Then and Now,” a virtual panel hosted by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Wednesday night.

Legacy of The Freedom Singers cemented as part of civil rights movement By: Jennifer Smart and Alexandra Travis at Newsy Posted at 11:24 AM, Feb 26, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-27 16:00:23-05 During the civil rights movement of the early 1960s, The Freedom Singers traveled across the country to raise funds for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Their songs spread a message of determination and hope. "The Freedom Singers were organized here in Albany, Georgia duri...