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I Shall Not Be Moved

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"I Shall Not Be Moved" is an African American spiritual. The song describes how the singer "shall not be moved" because of their faith in God. Secularly, as "We Shall Not Be Moved" it gained popularity as a Civil Rights Movement, protest, and union song.[1]

Recorded versions

Among others, the following artists recorded I Shall Not Be Moved:

References

  1. ^ Wells, Robert V. (2009). Life flows on in endless song: folk songs and American history. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-252-07650-3.
  2. ^ Charley Patton - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2, late November/early December 1929.