Frank Hamilton sat within his circle of musicians on a warm Tuesday afternoon near the track at Legacy Park in Decatur, his violin raised.

How to Make Pete Seeger’s Strawberry Shortcakes To start, you’ll need fresh strawberries–about 6 quarts. Slice then toss about half of the berries with some sugar and let them sit until ...

He recorded folk album after album. He helped to transform “We Shall Overcome” into a civil rights anthem. He sang it on the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

Soon, Seeger recorded for the Folkways label and helped found the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. Seeger’s rendition of “We Shall Overcome” became a civil rights anthem in 1963.

"We Shall Overcome" was famously popularized by folk legend and activist Pete Seeger. Seeger, however, was always open about his decidedly minor role in crafting the civil rights anthem.

In 2017, students at Howard University, a historically Black university, sang "We Shall Not Be Moved" to protest former FBI director James Comey taking the stage to deliver a convocation address. 7.