History of Anthem 'We Shall Overcome' is Told in Book by UCLA Sociologist William G. Roy

[Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Ph.D.; Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States; William G. Roy; Princeton University Press]

Last Fall we interviewed Prof. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnomusicology, UCLA: “Jacqueline Cogdell-DjeDje: AMNA Conference, UCLA Oct. 22-25, 'Once in a lifetime opportunity.'” Yesterday she sent us a link to an article on a new book by UCLA sociologist William G. Roy, Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States:

“Hi,

I thought you might be interested in this.

Click on the link below for info on the history of the song, 'We Shall Overcome.'"

http://www.socalminds.com/2010/09/recalling-an-la-link-to-we-shall-overcome-history.html

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnomusicology

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

University of California, Los Angeles

We Shall Overcome
Reds, Whites, and Blues
William G. Roy
Princeton University Press
UCLA Sociologist
Department of Ethnomusicology