Whether it was blues, folk, gospel, or R&B, the civil rights movement drew strength, focus, and power through music. Let Freedom Sing is a formidable chronicle of the individuals who cried out, in song, against inequality, racism, poverty, and war. With never-before-seen footage and affecting accounts from the Mississippi Freedom Riders, who sang every day as they risked life and limb, to Grammy-winning artists, who continue to pen inspired lyrics capable of moving a nation, this doc explores the civil rights movement and its continuing impact on music, politics, and culture.
Stick around for a special post-screening Q&A and short musical performance with Toronto blues icons Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley, hosted by Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts at The Royal Conservatory of Music.
Presented with The Royal Conservatory of Music
Co-presented with A Different Booklist