Carawan, Guy, 1927-2015

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Guy Carawan (1927-2015) was a musician and songwriter. He is credited, along with Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, and Pete Seeger, as one of the authors of the civil rights anthem, We Shall Overcome.
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referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan Collection, 1955-2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Anne Romaine Papers, 1935-1995 (bulk 1960-1995) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection field notes. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists A-C). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.). Highlander Folk School Audio Collection. Auburn University.
creatorOf Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1960-1965 (FT-3526-3582 ; 3584-3633 ; 3636-3640). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Carawan, Guy. The story of Greenwood, Mississippi [sound recording], 1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956. Zilphia Horton folk music collection, 1935-1956. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Bernice V. Robinson papers, 1957-1985 (bulk 1960-1980). Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
referencedIn Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
creatorOf Transcript and videorecordings of the South Carolina Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Conference, 1982. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
referencedIn Parker, Ethelyn Murray, 1895-1995. Ethelyn Murray Parker papers, ca. 1899-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
creatorOf Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1963 (FT-3641-3655) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1963 (FT-3656). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Carawan, Guy. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1963 (FT-3686) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Darling, Erik. Erik Darling papers, 1950s-2008. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1962-1963 (FT-3687-3697). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1964 (FT-3634-3635). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1961-1965 (FT-3710-3721). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith Darling, Erik. person
associatedWith Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956 person
associatedWith Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956. person
associatedWith Kahn, Si, 1944- person
associatedWith Parker, Ethelyn Murray, 1895-1995. person
associatedWith Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994. person
associatedWith Romaine, Anne. person
associatedWith Seeger, Pete, 1919- person
associatedWith South Carolina Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Conference (1982 : Charleston, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Mississippi--Greenwood
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African Americans
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Birth 1927-07-28

Death 2015-05-02

Male

Americans

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