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Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day.

We Shall Overcome · 1962

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Simmons, Lucille. "We Will Overcome." People's Songs Bulletin, 1947. Originally sung by Lucille Simmons and tobacco workers during a cigar workers strike. 1945, Charleston, SC, USA.

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