http://www.ksu.ksu.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/we.shall.overcome.html
The song "We Shall Overcome" was written to inspire African-Americans and any other minority group and to give them hope that one day they will be free of oppression. Also that one day minorities and whites will be equals and "will walk hand in hand". This song is very repetitive by saying "We Shall Overcome" over and over but by doing this the song was engraved in peoples minds. As an example Rosa Parks was being forced to move to the back of the bus but she resisted and even though she was arrested for this she may have been thinking of these lyrics to inspire her.
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