We Shall Not Be Moved/No Nos Moveran: Biography of a Song of Struggle

by David Spener

Book Overview

The activist anthem "We Shall Not Be Moved" expresses resolve in the face of adversity; it helps members of social movements persevere in their struggles to build a better world. The exact origins of the song are unknown, but it appears to have begun as a Protestant revival song sung by rural whites and African slaves in the southeastern United States in the early nineteenth century. The song was subsequently adopted by U.S. labor and civil rights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143991298X
• ISBN13: 9781439912980
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"