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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

Transcript

*guitar playing, audience clapping in time* ♪Paul and Silas bound in jail♪ ♪Had no money to post their bail♪ ♪Keep your eyes on the prize♪ ♪Hold on♪ ♪Why don't you hold on♪ Reverend Frederick Reese: Well, I've had some experience in the movement. In fact... I was the leader of the Selma and Dallas County movement, here. ♪Hold on♪ ♪Why don't you hold on♪ JoAnne Bland: So children, as you walk down that highway today... Don't get weary. Don't get weary. I want you to not dwell on the past. I want you to use it as a steeping stone to take us where we need to go. Walk together, children. Don't get weary. ♪Hold on ♪Keep your eyes on the prize ♪Why don't you hold on ♪Why don't you hold... One more time! ♪Hold on ♪Hold on ♪Keep your eyes on the prize♪ ♪Hold on♪ ♪Why don't you hold on.♪

Description

The Walking Classroom program brought hundreds of people from all over the world to the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail to recreate the historic march during the 50th anniversary.

Duration

1 minute, 42 seconds

Credit

NPS/Jason Wickersty

Date Created

03/21/2015

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