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The 8 pages that link to We Shall Overcome, each with the reason it gives.

• RefrainBroader topic: Its repeated title line makes the refrain a vehicle for collective singing.

• Protest songBroader topic: Its repeated refrain made collective resolve audible in marches and meetings.

• Music and politicsBroader topic: Its collective singing became a defining sound of civil rights demonstrations.

• Political musicBroader topic: Its communal singing linked a simple refrain to organized nonviolent action.