'We wonder: Is change even possible?'

[Joinfortmill]

https://steady.substack.com/p/a-change-is-gonna-come?utm_source=substack&utm_medium

A history of the song, 'A Change is Gonna Come' by Dan Rather with some awesome music videos - Enjoy! (my words)


'To change the status quo, especially one built upon the legacies of racism and injustice that permeated the nation at its founding, it’s important that we hold onto a sense that progress is possible. With this in mind, we felt that an apt song for our “A Reason to Smile” feature this week would be Sam Cooke’s iconic tribute to struggle and hope, "A Change Is Gonna Come."

The song was also born from Cooke’s personal experience in Jim Crow America — particularly a formative incident when he, his wife, and his bandmates were turned away from a whites-only hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana.'

[2naSalit]

1. For reference...