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Bookmark or Share- Remembering Bernice Johnson Reagon of The Freedom Singers and ...Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.
- SNCC Freedom Singers (1962-1966) - BlackpastStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers were a musical group primarily active between 1962 and 1966, singing “freedom songs” in order to fundraise and organize on behalf of SNCC. The Freedom Singers emerged out of the Albany Movement of 1962.
- A Freedom Singer Shares The Music Of The Movement - NPRNeal Conan talks with one of the original Freedom Singers, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and her daughter, Toshi Reagon, about the creation, impact and influence of music during the civil rights...
- The Freedom Singers - WikipediaThe Freedom Singers were intrinsically connected to SNCC, which was formed on April 16, 1960, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to organize against growing injustice and violence against black people. The group's main focus was to educate the black community about their basic freedoms, including the right to vote, and encourage the integration of ...
- Freedom Singers - New Georgia EncyclopediaThe Freedom Singers formed in December 1962 under the leadership of SNCC field secretary Cordell Reagon, a veteran of the sit-in movement in Nashville, Tennessee, where music played a similarly important role.
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