Wadada Leo Smith – Ten Freedom Summers

A four CD Box Set that displays this jazz giant at the peak of his career

Tracklist

1-1 Dred Scott: 1857 11:11
1-2 Malik Al Shabazz And The People Of The Shahada 5:15
1-3 Emmett Till: Defiant, Fearless 18:02
1-4 Thurgood Marshall And Brown Vs. Board Of Education: A Dream Of Equal Education, 1954 16:06
1-5 John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier And The Space Age, 1960 22:12
2-1 Rosa Parks And The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 381 Days 12:43
2-2 Black Church 16:34
2-3 Freedom Summer: Voter Registration, Acts Of Compassion And Empowerment, 1964 12:32
2-4 Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society And The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 24:12
3-1 The Freedom Riders Ride 16:42
3-2 Medgar Evers: A Love-Voice Of A Thousand Years Journey For Liberty And Justice 10:23
3-3 The D.C. Wall: A War Memorial For All Times 12:18
3-4 Buzzsaw: The Myth Of A Free Press 15:02
3-5 The Little Rock Nine: A Force For Desegregation In Education, 1957 13:50
4-1 America, Parts 1, 2 & 3 14:14
4-2 September 11th, 2001: A Memorial 9:30
4-3 Fannie Lou Hamer And The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 9:06
4-4 Democracy 14:30
4-5 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Memphis, The Prophecy 20:34