YouTube Videos "Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Around" (Spiritual) And "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (Civil Rights Song) With Information of The United States Civil Rights Movement (late 1950s & 1960s)

Peninsula Girls Chorus,  Jun 4, 2017

Performed by Peninsula Girls Chorus, Repertoire, Concerta & Ensemble Choirs.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcase a YouTube video of a choral group from the United States singing the African American Spiritual "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around".

This post presents information and lyrics for that Spiritual and also showcases a YouTube video of The Freedom Singers performing the Civil Rights song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" in 2010 at the White House when Barak Obama was President of the United States. The group known here as "the Freedom Singers" were mostly made up of the members of Sweet Honey In The Rock.

In addition, this post presents some information about the United States Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the late 1950s and the 1960s.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composer/s of the Spiritual "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" as well as the unknown composer/s who were the first to compose the Civil Rights version of this song. Thanks to The Peninsula Girls Chorus, Repertoire, Concerta & Ensemble Choirs and thanks to The Freedom Singers for their renditions of these songs.  

Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the producer and publisher of this YouTube video.
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Click https://civilrightssongs.blogspot.com/2014/11/aint-gonna-let-nobody-turn-me-around.html for a 2014 post on my Civil Rights blog. That post showcases additional Civil Rights versions of "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round".

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/06/aint-gonna-let-nobody-turn-me-round.html for two videos of Gospel versions of "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Round" - one by The Fairfield Four from the 1980s and one sung by Albertina Walker. The Fairfield Four first recorded this song in 1947. I'm not sure about the recording date for that Albertina Walker video. But I think it was in the early 2000s.

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LYRICS - "AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME AROUND (SPIRITUAL)

Traditional (African American) Spiritual

CHO:
Don't you let nobody turn you aroun',
Turn you aroun', turn you aroun',
Don't you let nobody turn you aroun',
Keep the straight an' the narrow way.

VERSES:
I was at the river of Jordan,
Baptism was begun,
b John baptized the multitude,
But he sprinkled nary a one.
The baptis' they go by water,
The methodes' go by lan',
But when they get to heaven
They'll shake each other's han'.

You may be a good baptis'
An' a good methodes' as well,
But if you ain't the pure in heart
Yo' soul is boun' for hell.

Source: American Negro Songs, edited by John W. Work, Dover Publications.
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* I follow what I think is the general rule that any song that was composed after the end of the 19th century isn't a Spiritual even if its structure is the same as or similar to the structure of Spirituals. Instead of categorizing them as Spirituals, those post 19th century Black American religious songs are considered to be "early Gospel" songs".

Most Gospel songs, including early Gospel songs, usually have a known composer/s. I've not found any information about the composer/s of "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn You Round". However, whether "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" is a Spiritual or an early Gospel song doesn't change the fact that most versions of it are probably in the public domain

Like other civil rights songs, the words to "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me "Round" aren't fixed. However, that civil rights song was sung in unison which means that those singing it knew in advance which verses were to be sung, and in which order the verses were sung. In contrast, the earliest renditions of the Gospel song probably were sung using a call & response pattern.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
From https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/post-war-united-states-1945-1968/civil-rights-movement/

Presentation - U.S. History Primary Source Timeline

"The Civil Rights Movement

In the middle of the 20th century, a nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion arose across the United States. This movement took many forms, and its participants used a wide range of means to make their demands felt, including sit-ins, boycotts, protest marches, freedom rides, and lobbying government officials for legislative action. They faced opposition on many fronts and fell victim to bombings and beatings, arrest and assassination. By the end of the 1960s, the civil rights movement had brought about dramatic changes in the law and in public practice, and had secured legal protection of rights and freedoms for African Americans that would shape American life for decades to come.

A few key moments include:

Brown v. Board of Education The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, led by Thurgood Marshall, spent decades fighting against racial segregation in education. This long campaign culminated when the U.S. Supreme Court heard Brown v. Board of Education, which gathered together five separate cases related to school segregation with Marshall leading the arguments before the Court. On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,” legally ending racial segregation in public schools and overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1889.

Rosa Parks arrested On December 1, 1955, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white passenger. The arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and was a defining moment in Parks' long career as an activist. The Montgomery Bus Boycott also saw the rise to prominence of a young Montgomery minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Little Rock school integration crisis After the Brown v. Board, Supreme Court decision, state and local officials in a number of states resisted school integration. In September of 1957, nine African American students attempted to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The governor ordered the state’s National Guard to surround the high school, and the Black students were harassed and kept from entering the building. President Dwight Eisenhower nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent U.S. troops to protect the students and enforce the desegregation order of the federal courts.

Birmingham campaign In the spring of 1963, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., launched a large-scale campaign of sit-ins and marches in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the city’s brutal segregation policies. Many of the protestors and leaders were jailed, and while behind bars, Dr. King wrote a long public letter that explained his philosophy of non-violent protest. This document, which became known as “The Letter from Birmingham Jail,” went on to be widely republished and regarded as a classic defense of the principles of civil disobedience.

The March on Washington On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of people arrived in Washington, D.C., for the largest non-violent civil rights demonstration that the nation had ever seen: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was organized in a few months, coordinated by veteran strategist Bayard Rustin, and was meant to demonstrate an urgent need for substantive change. The demands in the event program began with “Comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation from the present Congress” and included the end of discrimination in education, housing, employment, and more. Leaders and organizers met with members of Congress and with President John F. Kennedy, while the march ended at the Lincoln Memorial with music and speeches, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

The Selma civil rights marches On March 7, 1965, a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, led by 25-year-old activist leader John Lewis, was attacked by state troopers and sheriff’s deputies as the marchers attempted to cross the city’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. Coverage of the marchers being beaten, tear-gassed, and trampled by police horses prompted outrage across the nation, and activists, religious leaders, and everyday citizens flooded into Selma to lend their support. On March 9, a second group of marchers, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., approached the bridge, prayed there, and returned to church. On March 21, thousands of marchers crossed the bridge, this time protected by federalized National Guard troops, and headed to Montgomery.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 The two most significant pieces of civil rights legislation since Reconstruction were passed within two years of each other. Between the two, these Acts outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. They banned discrimination in public accommodations, public education, and employment, and prohibited race-based restrictions on voting. Such sweeping legislation had been a longtime goal of the civil rights movement, and it brought many of the laws and practices of the Jim Crow Era to an end."...

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THE SOURCE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS SONG "AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME 'ROUND"
The African American civil rights song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" is based on an African American Spiritual or early Gospel song* entitled "Don't Let Nobody Turn Me Round". A version of that song was included in the 1940 book Negro Folk Songs (proofs from American Negro Songs and Spirituals) edited by John W. Work.
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from AI Overview [retrieved October 23, 2025]
"The term "Negro" was dropped as a referent for African Americans largely during the 1960s with the rise of the Black Power movement, though its use declined more gradually. The term was officially removed from the U.S. Census Bureau's surveys in 2013 after being deemed outdated and potentially offensive, a decision influenced by civil rights groups."...

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infomisa, Sep 16, 2012

February 09, 2010 | 3:26

The Freedom Singers perform "(Ain't Gonna let Nobody) Turn me Around" at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement.

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LYRICS: AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME 'ROUND (a Civil Rights version) 

(unknown composer)

Aint gonna let nobody
Turn me 'round
Turn me 'round
Aint gonna let nobody
Turn me round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
Keep on talkin
Marchin into freedom land

[Follow the above pattern for other verses such as:
Aint gonna let (add the name a prominent segregationist or a racist public figure).

Aint gonna let no jailhouse

Aint gonna let no policeman
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*Notice that the end of the first line allows for improvisation.

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JC Smith - American Sign Language (ASL) Rendition Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech

GallaudetU,  Feb 28, 2020

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired many with his words. Today, as we close Black History Month 2020,  we hope to inspire even more dreams with this rendition of his “I Have a Dream” speech in American Sign Language by #GallaudetU student JC Smith. 

The 1963 March on Washington and Dr. King’s speech led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and forever changed the course of United States history.

Dr. King’s dream was racial justice and equality. At #GallaudetU, our dream is a world where where Deaf people are seen as whole and greatly valued for their global contributions, and where the #SigningEcosystem grows and thrives. Please watch this video and dream with us!

#CelebratingBlackHistoryMonth

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents a rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech in American Sign Language (ASL).

Information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is also included in this post along with a hyperlink of  a film clip of the actual speech that Dr. King Jr gave at the 1963 March On Washington. 

This post also includes information about Gallaudet University.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and inspirational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr for his legacy. Thanks to JC Smith and other Gallaudet University students for this video. Thanks to all those who are associated with the other videos that are featured in this post and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post as well as the publishers of  these two videos on YouTube.

Thanks also to Alexis for sharing this video with my daughter who then shared it with me. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
"Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Sr..

King participated in and led marches for blacks' right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil rights.[1] King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As president of the SCLC, he led the unsuccessful Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize some of the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallaudet_University
"Gallaudet University[a] /ˌɡæləˈdɛt/ is a federally chartered private university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It is located in Washington, D.C., on a 99-acre (0.40 km2) campus.[6]

Founded in 1864, Gallaudet University was originally a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education institution in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education.

Gallaudet University is officially bilingual, with American Sign Language (ASL) and written English used for instruction and by the college community. Although there are no specific ASL proficiency requirements for undergraduate admission, many graduate programs require varying degrees of knowledge of the language as a prerequisite.[7] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[8]"...

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Framepool Stock Footage, July 8, 2013

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Commemorating The 1965 Selma To Montgomery Civil Rights March: African American Spiritual/Gospel Song "Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round" & Its Civil Rights Versions "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents some information about the civil rights march across the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Montgomery, Alabama. That occasion is now known as "Bloody Sunday".

This post also showcases a version of the lyrics for the 1960s African American civil rights song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round." Examples of sound files and videos of this song are also included in this post.

In addition, this post showcases various YouTube examples of "Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round, the African American Spiritual which was the inspiration for the similarly titled civil rights song.

The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, and aesthetic purposes.

Thanks to the unknown composers of the Spiritual from which this civil rights song was adapted. Thanks also to the person who first adapted this song for use as a Civil Rights song. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these YouTube examples, all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these videos & sound files on YouTube.

Click http://civilrightssongs.blogspot.com/ for a blog that I started. That blog lists and provides videos of a number of American civil rights songs.
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Some of the content of this post was published on pancocojams in 2012. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/06/aint-gonna-let-nobody-turn-me-round.html for that post which also includes a few visitor comments.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
This pancocojams post is published in honor and remembrance of the 55th anniversary of the march across the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Montgomery, Alabama. That occasion is known as "Bloody Sunday".

Here's some information and comments about that march:
Excerpt #1:
From https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al4.htm
"The Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights ended three weeks--and three events--that represented the political and emotional peak of the modern civil rights movement. On "Bloody Sunday," March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S. Route 80. They got only as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge six blocks away, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma. Two days later on March 9, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a "symbolic" march to the bridge. Then civil rights leaders sought court protection for a third, full-scale march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery. Federal District Court Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., weighed the right of mobility against the right to march and ruled in favor of the demonstrators. "The law is clear that the right to petition one's government for the redress of grievances may be exercised in large groups...," said Judge Johnson, "and these rights may be exercised by marching, even along public highways." On Sunday, March 21, about 3,200 marchers set out for Montgomery, walking 12 miles a day and sleeping in fields. By the time they reached the capitol on Thursday, March 25, they were 25,000-strong. Less than five months after the last of the three marches, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965--the best possible redress of grievances."...

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Excerpt #2:
From https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/selma-notebook-john-lewis-will-meet-marchers-pettus-bridge/FA6ZEAMJSNFELMYBJKYTSDBY7Y/
..."U.S. Rep. John Lewis joined throngs of people commemorating the 55th anniversary of the march across the Edmond Pettus Bridge Sunday.

Voting rights activists, including Lewis, were beaten by law enforcement on March 7, 1965, when they crossed the bridge as part of a voting rights march to Montgomery, Ala.

Each year, Lewis and other civil rights leaders, plus throngs of others, have re-enacted the march. This year, his participation was in doubt because he is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.

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Lewis greeted marchers, including former Georgia candidate for Gov. Stacey Abrams and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., at the apex of the bridge.

“I’m inspired to come back to this bridge and to see so many people who are gathered here today,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "...

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LYRICS: AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME ROUND
(Unknown composers)

Aint gonna let nobody
turn me 'round
turn me 'round
Aint gonna let nobody
turn me round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
marchin into freedom land

Aint gonna let (add the name a prominent segregationist)
turn me 'round
turn me 'round
Aint gonna let (repeat name)
turn me 'round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
marchin into freedom land

Aint gonna let no jailhouse
turn me 'round
turn me 'round
Aint gonna let no jailhouse
turn me 'round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
marchin into freedom land

Aint gonna let no policeman
turn me 'round
turn me 'round
Aint gonna let no policeman
turn me round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
marchin into freedom land

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These lyrics are from my memory of this song being sung in the mid 1960s (in Atlantic City, New Jersey).

The African American Civil Rights song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" is based on an African American Spiritual or Gospel song with the same title. In the Gospel song, the line "marchin in to freedom land" is sung "walkin into Glory land" or "walkin into heaven land".

Like other civil rights songs (and Spirituals/Gospel songs), the words to this song aren't fixed. However, "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" was sung in unison which means that those singing it knew in advance which verses were to be sung, and in which order the verses were sung. In contrast, the earlier Gospel song was probably sung using a call & response pattern.

Click http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/aintgonnaletnobodyturnmearound.php for other verses for this song.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS & SOUND FILES OF SPIRITUAL/GOSPEL VERSIONS OF "DON'T LET NOBODY TURN YOU 'ROUND

Video #1: The Fairfield Four circa 1980s..."Don't You Let Nobody Turn You 'Round"



Uploaded by Docjive on Oct 29, 2010

"In the early 1980s after a thirty-year hiatus, the Fairfield Four with a powerhouse line-up once again began performing. This period clip features the legendary Rev. Sam McCrary leading his classic "Don't You Let Nobody Turn You 'Round." The original release was on the Bullet label circa 1947/48. B.B. King called McCrary a primary vocal influence. The Fairfield Four left to right: Willie "Preacher" Richardson, Rev. McCrary, Wilson "Lit" Waters, James S. Hill, and Isaac Freeman."

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Notice the knee patting and foot stomping motions that one of the singers does for accompaniment. This body movement is found in a number of early Gospel and non-religious songs and is evidence of the survival of 19th century "pattin Juba".

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Video #2: Albertina Walker with Olando Draper & Associates Choir - "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Round"



Uploaded by ADRIAN WILLIAMS on Jan 17, 2009

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I'm not sure about the recording date for this video, but I think it was in the 1990s or the early 2000s.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF CIVIL RIGHTS VERSIONS OF "AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME 'ROUND

(These videos are given in no particular order.)


Video #1: Sweet Honey In The Rock - "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"



Sweet Honey In The Rock, Published on Apr 24, 2014

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Video #2: Joan Baez - "Marching Up To Freedom Land"



Posted by Baez971 ; August 04, 2006
"Joan baez singing acapella"

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Video #3: The Roots - "Aint Gonna Let Nobody"



Uploaded by djlightbolt on Oct 1, 2010
From "Soundtrk 4 a Revolution"

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This contemporary rendition of "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me "Round" is a jazzed up, funkier version of that Civil Rights song. This video includes documentary clips of 1960s Civil Rights marches. Those marches were also called "demonstrations".

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Video #4: The Freedom Singers "Ain't Gonna Let No Body Turn Me 'Round" | In Performance at the White House



Yaroooh! for Kids | News - Magazine , Published on Jan 14, 2014

The Freedom Singers perform "(Ain't Gonna let Nobody) Turn me Around" at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement.
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This video was added on Feb. 11, 2017 as the previously embedded video of the Freedom Singers performing this song is no longer available.

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Video #5: Joyful Noise - Ain't Gonna Let Nobody



Uploaded by LadyKej on Jan 20, 2009

"This is Joyful Noise, a gospel acapella group in the DC Metro area. They sang at a popular restaurant in DC (Busboys and Poets) to celebrate MLK Day and the upcoming inauguration. The performance included singing of traditional Negro Spirituals, spoken word performances and saxophone solos."

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Seven Videos Of Prince Hall Masons & Order Of Eastern Star (PHA) Formal Clothing & Other Regalia

Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision: September 8, 2019

This pancocojams post presents seven videos that show the formal clothing and other regalia of Prince Hall Masons & their female affiliates, the Order Of Eastern Star (PHA).

The content of this post is presented for historical and cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who have been and are now associated with Prince Hall Masons and the Order Of Eastern Star (PHA). Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on Prince Hall Masons and Prince Hall Affiliated Shriners. Click the Prince Hall Masons tag for more posts in this series. Also, click the Prince Hall Shriners tag to view the formal regalia of Prince Hall Shriners.

The song that is sung in this video clip "Lift Every Voice And Sing" is informally considered the African American national anthem.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS:
Example #1: 2012 05 | Prince Hall Freemasons | Memorial Day 2012



North End Waterfront, Published on May 28, 2012

One of the enduring Memorial Day events in Boston's North End is the annual Prince Hall Freemasons Memorial Service at Prince Hall's grave site in Copp's Hill Burying Ground.

Prince Hall (c.1735-1807) was the founder of "Black Freemasonry" in the United States, known today as Prince Hall Freemasonry, and formed the African Grand Lodge where he was Grand Master. He was one of the first abolitionists.

Prince Hall is buried in Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End in a marked grave. A monument was erected in 1835 next to the grave. Thousands of African Americans who lived in the colonial North End community at the base of Copp's Hill are buried here, mostly in unmarked graves.

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Example #2: Prince Hall Masons Parade in DC



Hamil Harris, Published on Jun 25, 2012

The Honorable MacKinon W. Myers, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, talks about the significance of observing the 164th festival of the Holy Saints John that include a parade and church service at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
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Here's some information about the masonic celebration of Saint John's Day:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Day,_Masonic_feast
"Freemasons historically celebrate two feasts of saints who are both named John. The feast of John the Baptist falls on 24 June, and that of John the Evangelist on 27 December, roughly marking mid-summer and mid-winter. During the Eighteenth Century, the Premier Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Ireland favoured the day of John the Baptist, while the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the Antient [sic] Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of All England at York installed their Grand Masters on the feast day of John the Evangelist. The United Grand Lodge of England was formed on 27 December 1813.

John the Baptist
The first Grand Lodge was formed on 24 June the feast day of John the Baptist in 1717.[1] This may arise from a very old tradition, since the Baptist appears to have been regarded as the patron of stonemasons in continental Europe during the Middle Ages. The guild of masons and carpenters attached to Cologne Cathedral was known as the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist.[2] The earliest surviving record of Grand Lodge of Ireland installing a Grand Master is dated to 24 June 1725.[3] As records of individual lodges appear in Ireland and in the Antients' in England, it seems many of them met to install a new master twice a year, on the feast days of both the Baptist and the Evangelist.

John the Evangelist
Further information: John_the_Evangelist § Feast_day
The Evangelist is particularly associated with Scottish lodges. The Lodge of Edinburgh was associated with the aisle of St. John the Evangelist in St. Giles Cathedral from the 15th century."...

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Example #3: Prince Hall Day 2012 2013



Charles Treadwell, Published on Sep 16, 2013

Here is a video combination of Prince Hall Day 2012 and 2013 together in the State of New Jersey...

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Example #4: Prince Hall Grand Lodge Pa Blue House Stepping



Twania Stinson, Published on Aug 7, 2014
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Click the Black church processions tag for more pancocojams posts about this performance style.

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Example: #5: Presenting The Honorable Milton F Toby Fitch Jr



Bivouac Lodge #503 PHMasons, Published on Sep 6, 2014

The 113th Annual Grand Session_Order of the Eastern Star, the 30th District PHA Masons & others across the State , Presents Grand Master Fitch to the Session

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Example #6: Prince Hall Day Service 2016



The MWPHGLNJ (Official Channel), Published on Oct 7, 2016

Some scenes from the Prince Hall Day Service dated Sunday September 11th, 2016 at the Ea[s]t Orange Campus High School in New Jersey.

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Example #7: ALABAMA PRINCE HALL MASONS 52nd ANNIVERSARY SELMA TO MONTGOMERY VOTING RIGHTS MARCH. ( 3/5/17)



Vizsion co, Published on Mar 7, 2017

MWPHGLAL Masons, line up to take part in the 52nd anniversary Selma to Montgomery vote to right march across the Edmund Pettus bridge.
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I'm not sure what the initials "MWPHGLAL" stand for.

I think "MWPHGL" means "Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge", but I don't know what the other initials mean. Please share that information for the historical record. Thanks!

Here's information about the march across the Edmund Pettus bridge:
From https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al4.htm
"The Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights ended three weeks--and three events--that represented the political and emotional peak of the modern civil rights movement. On "Bloody Sunday," March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S. Route 80. They got only as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge six blocks away, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma. Two days later on March 9, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a "symbolic" march to the bridge. Then civil rights leaders sought court protection for a third, full-scale march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery. Federal District Court Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., weighed the right of mobility against the right to march and ruled in favor of the demonstrators. "The law is clear that the right to petition one's government for the redress of grievances may be exercised in large groups...," said Judge Johnson, "and these rights may be exercised by marching, even along public highways." On Sunday, March 21, about 3,200 marchers set out for Montgomery, walking 12 miles a day and sleeping in fields. By the time they reached the capitol on Thursday, March 25, they were 25,000-strong. Less than five months after the last of the three marches, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965--the best possible redress of grievances."...

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"I've Been 'Buked & I've Been Scorned" - Sung by Hall Johnson Singers & By Mahalia Jackson & Danced By Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the African American Spiritual "I've Been 'Buked And I Been Scorned" sung by Mahalia Jackson. This post also showcases a portion of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's now classic "revelations" that features "I've Been 'Buked And I've Been Scorned".

Standard lyrics for this Spiritual are also included in this post along with definitions of "'buked " and "scorned" and along with comments about both of these two showcased renditions.

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LYRICS: I BEEN 'BUKED AND I BEEN SCORNED
(African American Spiritual, composer unknown)

I've been 'buked and I've been scorned
(Yes)
I've been 'buked and I've
been scorned
(Children)
I've been 'buked and I've been scorned,
I've been talked about
Sure's you're born

There is trouble all over this world
(Yes)
There is trouble all over this
world
(Children)
There is trouble all over this world
There is trouble all over this world

Ain't gonna lay my religion down
(No)
Ain't gonna lay my religion down,
(Children)
Ain't gonna lay my religion down
Ain't gonna lay my religion
down

I've been 'buked and I've been scorned
(Yes)
I've been 'buked and I've been
scorned,
(Children)
I've been 'buked and I've been scorned,
I've been talked about,
Sure as you're born.

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These lyrics were found on various internet sites. The words in parenthesis are optional.

I learned this song in the 1950s and always sung "Ain't gonna let my religion down". I was surprised to find the word "lay" instead of "let". Now I'm not sure which word is "right".

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DEFINITIONS FOR "'BUKED" AND "SCORNED"
"Buked" = rebuked

From https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/rebuke
"If you receive a rebuke, it means that you have been reprimanded, or scolded. You're sure to get a rebuke if you forget to do your math homework four days in a row.
The word rebuke can be a verb, meaning to sternly reprimand or scold, but it can also be a noun, because a rebuke is the result of being scolded. The root comes from the Old French rebuchier and means "to hack down," or "beat back." A rebuke, then, is meant to be critical and to chide — in today's terms, a rebuke is verbal smack-down!"

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Definition of "scorn"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorn
"1
: open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation
2
: an expression of contempt or derision
3
: an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision : something contemptible"

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: I been 'buked



Antonia Bell, Oct. 14, 2012
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This video clip replaces one that is no longer available. Here's a comment exchange from that 
video's discussion thread:

Elisa Rastelli
"Anybody have any idea who these dancers are?"

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Reply
RPK, 2021
"Alvin Ailey American Dance theater"
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Information about Alvin Ailey's Revelation from https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/revelations

"Revelations
Using African-American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.

More than just a popular dance work, it has become a cultural treasure, beloved by generations of fans. Seeing Revelations for the first time or the hundredth can be a transcendent experience, with audiences cheering, singing along and dancing in their seats from the opening notes of the plaintive “I Been ’Buked” to the rousing “Wade in the Water” and the triumphant finale, “Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham.”

Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the African-American cultural heritage —“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful.” This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer’s “blood memories” of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. But since its premiere in 1960, the ballet has been performed continuously around the globe, transcending barriers of faith and nationality, and appealing to universal emotions, making it the most widely-seen modern dance work in the world.

[...]

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Music
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked - Music arranged by Hall Johnson
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel - Music arranged by James Miller
Fix Me, Jesus - Music arranged by Hall Johnson

[...] "
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-alvin-ailey-american-dance-theatre.html for several videos of portions of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's "Revelations" as well as an interview with Judith Jamison a previous pancocojams post about Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's "Revelations".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/11/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater.html for Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performing the complete "Revelations" dance.

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Example #2: I've Been Buked and I've Been Scorned- Mahalia Jackson



KJ McRae, Published on Apr 26, 2015

Mahalia Jackson, March on Washington, August 28, 1963.
ALL RIGHTS TO CBS.
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
"The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington,[1][2] was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to stand up for civil and economic rights for African Americans during a time when racism was more prevalent throughout society. At the march, Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.[3]
The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who built an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations[4] that came together under the banner of "jobs and freedom."[5]

Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000;[6] the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people.[7] Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black.[8] The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history.[5]

The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964[9][10] and preceded the Selma Voting Rights Movement which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[11]"

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