"We Shall Overcome" became the anthem of the civil rights movement of the 1960s

CREDIT: Horton, Silphia; Frank Hamilton; Guy Carawan; and Pete Seeger.. "We Shall Overcome." New York: Ludlow Music, Inc., 1963. Music Division, Library of Congress, Courtesy of Ludlow Music, Inc., 11 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011. The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, Library of Congress.