Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An anthem of the Civil Rights movement that was sung by activists during marches, protests, arrests, and imprisonment, and that inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 speech of the same name.
AP course connection
Topic 4.8: 4.8 The Arts, Music, and the Politics of Freedom