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When Music Makes History

Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

James Brown’s Say It Loud becomes an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement.

Aired 12/01/2020

When Music Makes History

Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

Special | 1m 25s

James Brown’s Say It Loud becomes an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement.

In 1968, James Brown released Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud). The song tapped into the emerging “Black is Beautiful” movement and went on to become an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement.

Aired 12/01/2020

When Music Makes History is a local public television program presented by WETA

When Music Makes History

Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

Special | 1m 25s

In 1968, James Brown released Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud). The song tapped into the emerging “Black is Beautiful” movement and went on to become an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement.

Aired 12/01/2020

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When Music Makes History is a local public television program presented by WETA

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