*Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual “We Shall Overcome” into a unifying anthem of the 1960s civil rights movement, has died at ...

And the folk singer Guy Carawan, who popularized the song “We Shall Overcome” for activists in the civil rights movement, has died at the age of 87. Carawan became music director of the Highlander ...

(Reuters) - Guy Carawan, whose rendition of the song "We Shall Overcome" became an anthem of the U.S. civil rights movement, has died at his home in Tennessee, The New York Times reported. He was 87.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual “We Shall Overcome” into a unifying anthem of the 1960s civil rights ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--The musician and folk singer who promoted the song "We Shall Overcome" and is credited with helping it rise in popularity as an anthem during the civil rights movement in the 1960s ...

The first time James “Sparky” Rucker met Guy Carawan, the Blount County native was 11 or 12 years old. He’d traveled down to Monteagle, Tenn., the former home of the Highlander Center, and Carawan — ...

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e. Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange ...

101 Fannie Lou Hamer / Bernice Johnson Reagon. 102 Jennifer Jones / Peggy Seeger. Guitar. 103 Trail of Tears / Candie Carawan, Guy Carawan. Guitar. 103 The Land Knows You're Here / Candie Carawan, Guy ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual “We Shall Overcome” into a unifying anthem of the 1960s civil rights ...