Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger was a famous musician of the Civil Rights Movement. Although he was white, he fixed "I Shall Overcome" to "We Shall Overcome" which caused the songs popularity to change drastically. It was originally a deeply rooted African American song, but when Seeger changed the "I" to "We" it became the theme song to the Civil Rights Movement. The change from "I" to "We" gave African Americans a since that they were all in this together. They were all fighting for a common cause, their rights. This song embodied the time because it is a song about fighting for what one believes in.

"We Shall Overcome" by Pete Seeger



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