Analysis Of We Shall Overcome By Joan Baez

Joan Baez is a well-known folk song writer and singer from the 1960s. She spent most of her life promoting social change and world peace. In her early years she wrote many songs with strong messages for protesting inequality issues, the draft, and the Vietnam War. Baez sang one of her most famous songs called "We Shall Overcome", at a civil rights march organized by Dr. Martin Luther King. She even endured being unfairly imprisoned a few times for participating in organized peaceful protests. Her autobiography gives a detailed account of her beliefs, life adventures, and many samples of her powerful messages through song.