NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” which has been quoted by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was made popular by folk singer Pete Seeger, has been declared a part ...

Credit is finally going where it’s due. The song “We Shall Overcome” has left an indelible mark on American culture. Part gospel hymn, part protest anthem of the civil rights movement, the origin of ...

In 1962, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Cincinnati to speak at a banquet for friend and fellow civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth. Hotels were filled, so Shuttlesworth, the pastor of ...

A U.S. District Court ruled on September 8 that the first verse of the iconic song of the civil rights movement, “We Shall Overcome,” should be free of a copyright. I’m usually an advocate of freeing ...

This civil rights era anthem has overcome its copyright. “We Shall Overcome,” the song that defined the civil rights movement, now has its first verse back in the public domain after nearly 60 years.

This article was originally published on January 19, 2015. It is one of the most well-known and stirring folk songs in the history of America, perhaps rivaled only by “This Land Is Your Land” in terms ...

It is not a marching song. It is not necessarily defiant. It is a promise. The Inspiring Force Of 'We Shall Overcome' The Inspiring Force Of 'We Shall Overcome' As the nation marks the 50th ...

Sung by a crowd of 250,000 at the 1963 March on Washington, ‘We Shall Overcome” is considered by many activists and historians as the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement. The song has a deep ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --The civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome is now in the public domain as a result of copyright protection settlement. Song publisher Ludlow Music on Friday agreed that the melody and ...

The fate of the iconic song is sealed after a ruling in September and aborts the need for a trial next month. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Writer Kario Salem is negotiating to pen ...

Last Friday, a federal judge in Manhattan ordered that the first and most famous verse of the Civil Rights era anthem "We Shall Overcome" belongs in the public domain. Plaintiffs in the case had asked ...

The civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" is now in the public domain. The music publishers that copyrighted the song in the 1960s settled the lawsuit on Friday. In a few minutes, we'll meet one of ...