During the debate she stood up and tried to get the crowd consisting mostly of non-white immigrants to sing "We Shall Overcome".
Bruce Springsteen recorded a version of the song on his 2006 album, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.
The students, along with African American students, recorded "Avadim Hayinu," which blends Hebrew lyrics describing the Israelites' journey from slavery to freedom with the lyrics to "We Shall Overcome."
Dov now disappears to be replaced by Denise, who sees Mel as representing the oppressed of the earth (the tune to "We Shall Overcome" appears in the orchestra).
These included "We Shall Overcome", which was released on the 1998 tribute album, Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger.
She is best known for helping to transform the song "We Shall Overcome" into a Civil Rights anthem in 1946.
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She is best known for her work with her husband Myles Horton at the Highlander Folk School where she is generally credited with turning such songs as "We Shall Overcome", "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," "We Shall Not Be Moved," and "This Little Light of Mine" from hymns into songs of the Civil Rights movement.