Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3 proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With the advent of Black Lives Matter new emphasis has been placed on the holiday which we feature on this week’s program. We’ll hear music from Reggie Harris, Eric Bibb, Robert Finley, Our Native Daughters, Sweet Honey in the Rock and many more. We celebrate Juneteenth … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways
Michael J. Miles / “Mississippi Overture” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on Red
Eric Bibb / “Drinkin’ Gourd” / Jericho Road / Stony Plain
Champion Jack Dupree / “I’m Going to Write the Governor of Georgia” / Classic Protest Songs /
               Smithsonian-Folkways
The Clara Ward Singers / “Twelve Gates to the City” / Meetin’ Tonight / Vanguard
Robert Finley / “Sharecropper’s Son” / Sharecropper’s Son / Easy Eye Sound

Lurie Bell & the Bell Dynasty / “What My Momma Told Me” / Tribute to Carey Bell / Delmark
Leyla McCalla / “As I Grow Older-Dreamer” / Vari-Colored Songs / Smithsonian-Folkways
Allison Russell / “Hy-Brasil” / Outside Child” / Fantasy
Reggie Harris / “Standing in Freedom’s Name” / On Solid Ground / Self Produced
Michael J. Miles / “Mississippi Rising” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on Red

Our Native Daughters / “Moon Meets the Sun” / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian-Folkways
Rhiannon Giddens / “I Shall Not Be Moved” / They’re Calling Me Home / Nonesuch
Sweet Honey in the Rock / “Oh, Sankofa” / #Love in Evolution / Appleseed
Eric Bibb / “This Land is Your Land” / Migration Blues / Stony Plain
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways