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The Freedom Train (1947)

The Freedom Train (in Our World Sept. 19

Paul Robeson Performs "Freedom Train"

When the train skipped certain southern cities because of racism, Junior Wells (and then Elvis Presley) recorded "Mystery Train"

TurnaroundThe Blues
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The Lynching of Emmett Till:
Money, Mississippi, Blues (1955)

BACKLASH

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Backlash Blues (London 1968)Nina Simone
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B L U E S

Backlash Blues (1976)Nina Simone
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