Legacy of The Freedom Singers cemented as part of civil rights movement
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 during the civil rights movement," said Rutha Mae Harris, one of the original Freedom Singers. "We trave...