Committing Faith in Public: “Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom”
On this special edition of Committing Faith in Public, Gary Peluso-Verdend walks and talks with Woody Guthrie Center executive director Deana McCloud through the exhibit, “Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom.”
This traveling exhibit debuted in Tulsa and is at the WGC through October 11. Listen as Gary interviews Deana regarding select items from the collection that sweeps from the Revolutionary War to the murder of George Floyd and the commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Their tour ranges from Frank Sinatra to Mickey Guyton, from liberation jazz to John Lennon, from Bob Dylan to Shemekiah Copeland.
The podcast includes song clips from various artists. Phillips’ senior director of communications Kurt Gwartney accompanied Deana and Gary (he took the photos). Enjoy and learn!
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- “Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom” is on exhibit through Oct. 11 at the Woody Guthrie Center.
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- From Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” song about lynching to Frank Sinatra’s short file on religious tolerance, “The House I Live In,” the exhibit presents the history of music in movements of conscience and freedom.
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- A series of handwritten lyrics, including “The Ballad of George Floyd.”
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- This mural commemorates the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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- The tradition of songs of conscience and freedom continues today with new artists, including those who took part in the “Fire in Little Africa” weekend event.
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- This is Mickey Guyton’s gown. She was the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy in the Best Country Solo Performance category.
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- Deana McCloud and Gary Peluso-Verdend talk about the way music has fueled movements of conscience and freedom while touring the exhibit.
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