You may recognize this as a beloved children's song. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN: (Singing) This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. SHAPIRO: "This Little ...
On a Monday morning, Harris’ powerful voice fills the small church right next to the Albany Civil Rights Institute in Georgia. She’s showing them how she and her fellow Freedom Singers — a renowned ...
Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production, "This ...
The religious hymn "This Little Light of Mine" has often been referred to as having originated in the era of American slavery. For instance, on Sept. 26, 1998, the Orlando Sentinel published that the ...
"This Little Light of Mine" is more than a children's song. For NPR's American Anthem series, a look at how the song was transformed by the nation's civil rights movement. You may recognize this as a ...