| 单词 | we shall overcome |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswe shall overcome d. we shall overcome and variants: we shall be victorious [a version of the title and opening line of an American Gospel song (compare quot. 1901)] .Adopted as a slogan (spoken or sung) by the American Civil Rights Movement and later used by other groups campaigning for social or economic justice, equality, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > word or cry > [interjection] > specific watchword or slogan hep1819 hey, Rube!1882 banzai1893 Sieg Heil1940 mop1945 Jai Hind1948 we shall overcome1948 1901 C. A. Tindley in C. A. Miles & M. A. Clifton New Songs of Gospel No. 27 (title) I'll overcome some day.] 1948 People's Songs Sept. 8 We will overcome, We will overcome, We will overcome some day. Oh Down in my heart, I do believe, We'll overcome some day. 1961 Jet 14 Dec. 53 That the Freedom Riders left their imprint on the prison was evident from the songs and slogans they scribbled on the walls. A favorite was the crusaders' theme We Shall Overcome. 1968 ‘Ebon’ Revolution 15 ‘We shall overcome’ And black Truth bombs Explode In the back, Alleys, Of Newark's Asshole. 1991 C. Eddy Stairway to Hell 63/2 ‘I Wish I Was a Girl’, a seven-minute-to-crescendo fuzzpump ‘We Shall Overcome’ for sissies, pansies, and pink fairies everywhere. < as lemmas |
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