It is impossible to separate liberation struggles from song. And in the 1960s at marches, and in jailhouses the voice leading those songs was often Bernice Johnson Reagon.
The singing that so fascinated the media were freedom songs often revamped versions of spirituals familiar to anyone who'd grown up in African-American churches.
Reagon's work as a scholar and activist continued throughout her life, in universities and concert halls, at protests and in houses of worship.
Through music, the Freedom Singers chronicled SNCC's activities, including sit-ins, marches, and voter registration efforts.
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