Freedom Singers (SNCC)

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The Freedom Singers were formed in 1962 in Albany, Georgia, to educate communities about civil rights issues through song. The group was intrinsically connected to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1961-1965 (FT-3710-3721). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1963 (FT-3656). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Presidential Photographs, 1/20/2009 - 1/20/2017 Barack H. Obama Library
referencedIn Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities, 1982–1999 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan Collection, 1955-2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1964 (FT-3673-3685). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1962-1963 (FT-3687-3697). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Carawan, Candie. person
associatedWith Carawan, Guy. person
associatedWith Ortiz, Bobbye S. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Albany GA US
United States 00 US
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Civil rights activists
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Establishment 1962

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