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See paper on the involvement of Nina Simone in Civil Rights activism in the 60s by Ruth Feldstein in the Journal of American History. Feldstein, R. (2005) "I don't trust you anymore": Nina Simone, Culture, and Black Activism in the 1960s, Journal of American History, 91(4): 1349-1379.

@Saint Say What About That Mississippi School?! Nina Simone Don't Turn Over In Your Grave Sistah!

Jen Fad · Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 2:48PM · 318 views
Simone's own admission, this was her first civil rights song. It was inspired by the murder of four girls in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church on 15 September 1963 by members of the Ku Klux Klan. I think this is by far one of the most powerful protest songs of the time... "do things gradually will bring more tragedy"... even today!


For full details see Saint's blog "Why the Mississippi school election segregation scandal matter?"
http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi...

@Saint Say What About That Mississippi School?! Nina Simone Don't Turn Over In Your Grave Sistah!

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Jen Fad Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 2:59PM

Sad But So True ((frowning))..............

Steve Williams Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 5:03PM

Jen, listening to this song brought to mind one of Beck's talking points today. If you can believe it, Unity.

Harry Watley Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 8:14PM

Hello to All,

Okay, now that the dust has settled about Mrs. Nina Simone and her song what do Black Americans do now? What do you suppose Black America’s permanent solution is?

Do you believe that if we were a sovereign people on a portion of this continent that we could call our very own country with borders would we be torturing ourselves about this Mississippi incident?

Tell me what you think.

Cynthia Merrill Artis Sunday, August 29th 2010 at 11:01AM

Ms. Nina .... grand... beautiful... expresses her true feelings and emotions in song....
This is for you Ms. Nina.... Mississippi Gauddayum!!!!!!

Jen Fad Wednesday, September 1st 2010 at 3:07PM

@ Sister Cynthia
I knew you would say something funny to this one!

ROBINSON IRMA Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM

It was very, very interesitng to hear the easy going trying to bring peace in America...professor Lacewell who is on MSNBC as the BIA expert in the interview about this school in Misssissippi on who can and can not be a student class president...she said to this ...

"I WILL QUOTE NINA SIMONE'S SONG, MISSISSIPPI G-D DAMNED" ...

I WILL GO SO FAR AS TO DAY HER " NUP" WAS SHOWING. (SMILE) I cracked up...

ROBINSON IRMA Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM

..anyone still doubt what i keep saying about dear old state of CA. after this???(smile)

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