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I Shall Not Be Moved" (Roud 9134), also known as "We Shall Not Be Moved", is an African-American slave spiritual, hymn, and protest song dating to the early 19th century American south. [1] It was likely originally sung at revivalist camp-meetings as a slave jubilee .
I Shall Not Be Moved is Maya Angelou's fifth volume of poetry. She studied and began writing poetry at a young age. [1] After her rape at the age of seven, as recounted in her first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), she dealt with her trauma by memorizing and reciting great works of literature, including poetry, which helped bring her out of her self-imposed muteness.
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971) is the first collection of poems by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou.Many of the poems in Diiie were originally song lyrics, written during Angelou's career as a night club performer, and recorded on two albums before the publication of Angelou's first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).
The song was produced by Greg Perry and released on the Invictus label. It was backed with "I Shall Not Be Moved". [1] The song came out at a time when soldiers were returning to America dead and in body bags. A higher than normal number of the soldiers were black.
In 1955 the album was rereleased on Folkways Records as The Original Talking Union & Other Union Songs, expanded with seven songs recorded in 1955 by Pete Seeger and a chorus dubbed "the Song Swappers" that included Erik Darling, later of The Weavers, and Mary Travers, later of Peter, Paul and Mary.
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... I Shall Not Be Moved; ... We Shall Overcome: Sacred Song on the Devil's Tongue;
5.9 I Shall Not Be Moved. 5.10 I'm So Glad, Jesus Lifted Me. 5.11 Dem Bones. 5.12 Ezekiel Saw the Wheel. ... Vi sätter oss i ringen - Swedish song. Historical songbooks
"I Shall Not Be Moved|We Shall Not Be Moved" (live at the Talk of the Town) "Morningtown Ride" (live at the Talk of the Town) "A World of Our Own" (live at the Talk of the Town) "Rattler" (live at the Talk of the Town) "The Olive Tree" (live at the Talk of the Town) "Colours of My Life" (live at the Talk of the Town)