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March 9, 2018 - Jimmy Collier was an organizer-musician with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the first Poor People's Campaign. The songs he composed and recorded 50 years ago continue to inspire activists today.

January 31, 2014 - The South's rich musical and cultural traditions, as well the harsh realities of racist violence and injustice in the region, defined the artistic and political outlook of Seeger, who passed away on Jan. 27.

November 22, 2013 - Musicians who support North Carolina's Moral Monday movement against the legislature's extremist agenda are releasing an album of protest songs next week. Sales will benefit groups working for civil rights, voting rights and choice rights in the state.

December 2, 2005 - Here's a great holiday gift for all you Southern music fans. The Music Maker Relief Foundation is a great North Carolina-based organization that provides a network and funds for aging blues musicians who have rarely had more than the music itself.

May 1, 1997 - Song links Southern black woman to African heritage

August 1, 1990 - This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 18 No. 2, "Birth Rights." Find more from that issue here.  …

January 1, 1986 - This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 14 No. 1, "The Chords That Bind." Find more from that issue here.