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Black History Month: Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

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Black History Month—Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

Ain’t gonna let nobody, Lordy, turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let no jail house turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let no jail house turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let no sheriff turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let no sheriff turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

—Traditional song adapted as a protest song in the 1960s


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Black History Month: We shall overcome

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Black History Month: We Shall Overcome
Lyrics of traditional gospel song, audio from speech by M.L. King, Jr.

  1. We shall overcome
    We shall overcome
    We shall overcome some day
    CHORUS:
    Oh, deep in my heart
    I do believe
    We shall overcome some day
  2. We’ll walk hand in hand
    We’ll walk hand in hand
    We’ll walk hand in hand some day
    CHORUS
  3. We shall all be free
    We shall all be free
    We shall all be free some day
    CHORUS
  4. We are not afraid
    We are not afraid
    We are not afraid some day
    CHORUS
  5. We are not alone
    We are not alone
    We are not alone some day
    CHORUS
  6. The whole wide world around
    The whole wide world around
    The whole wide world around some day
    CHORUS
  7. We shall overcome
    We shall overcome
    We shall overcome some day
    CHORUS

In honor of Black History Month, we will post an inspirational cultural item each day.

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