While there may have been several influences, the lyrics of Louise Shropshire’s song, “If My Jesus Wills” closely mirrors the words in “We Shall Overcome” and is likely the source of the ...

The civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome," which has been quoted by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was made popular by folk singer Pete Seeger, has been declared a part of public domain.

Two summers ago, at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Yiddish folksinger Michael Alpert, alongside trumpet player and composer Frank London, clarinetist David Krakuer, and a group of local ...

And I printed it in our little magazine in New York, People’s Songs, as “We Will Overcome” in 1947. It was a friend of mine, Guy Carawan, who made it famous.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lyrics and melody of "We Shall Overcome" are now part of the public domain, following the settlement of a copyright lawsuit over the civil rights anthem long associated ...