Stranger Songs
Tuesday February 10th, 2026 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of – or inspired by – the Civil Rights Movement
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Songs of – or inspired by – the Civil Rights Movement.
Pictured: Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March On Washington, August 28, 1963. An excerpt from Rev. King's "I Have a Dream" speech is heard on this show.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| As Julius Lester sings in our opening song, “freedom is a constant struggle.” This is especially true now when the current American president and his administration is working to undo decades of progress made by the Civil Rights Movement. |
| Freedom is a Constant Struggle Julius Lester - Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Folk Era |
| Woke Up This Morning Fannie Lou Hamer - Songs My Mother Taught Me - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round SNCC Freedom Singers - Voices of the Civil Rights Movement - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Eyes On the Prize The Sojourners - Hold On - Black Hen Music
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| Michael Row the Boat Ashore Harry Belafonte - The Midnight Special - RCA |
| We Shall Not Be Moved Mavis Staples with Ladysmith Black Mambazo - We’ll Never Turn Back - Anti- |
| Mississippi Goddam Nina Simone - The Best of Broadside 1962-1988 - Smithsonian Folkways |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Been Down Into the South Reggie Harris - Ready to Go - Reggie Harris Music |
| Still on the Bridge Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt - We are Welcomed - Pragmavision |
| Freedom Highway The Staple Singers - Freedom Highway - Columbia/Legacy |
| Freedom Trilogy: Oh Freedom, Come & Go With Me and I’m On My Way Odetta - Gonna Let It Shine - M.C. |
| All My Trials Joan Baez - Joan Baez - Vanguard |
| Only a Pawn In Their Game Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Columbia/Legacy |
| If I Had a Hammer Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary - Warner Bros. |
| How I Got Over Mahalia Jackson - Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson - Columbia/Legacy |
| Excerpt from “I Have a Dream” speech delivered on August 28, 1963 at The March on Washington Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. - |
| Free At Last Kim & Reggie Harris - Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad - Appleseed |
| A Change is Gonna Come Sam Cooke - Ain’t That Good News - RCA |
| People Get Ready The Impressions - People Get Ready - ABC Paramount |
| We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert - Columbia |
| We Shall Overcome Charlie Haden & Hank Jones - Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs - Verve |
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Absolutely The Best of The Best Civil Rights songs !! Hiya, Mike
2:11 PM, February 10th, 2026