Katherine Trusty: We Shall Not Be Moved (1937) @AlanLomaxArchive

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Katherine Trusty, a teenage daughter of Brother Elihu Trusty (miner and union activist), sings the protest version of the spiritual "I Shall Not Be Moved," which originated with the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union in Arkansas in the early '30s. (Rev. A.B. Brookins, a Black preacher from Marked Tree, Ark., has been credited with the spiritual's introduction to the STFU.) Recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax in Paintsville, Kentucky, September 11, 1937. [1396B2]

The Union is our leader, we shall not be moved,

The Union is our leader, we shall not be moved,

Just like the tree that's planted by the water, we shall not be moved.

Black and white together, we shall not be moved...

We're fighting for our freedom, we shall not be moved...

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