Tonight on PBS at 8 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. CST:
President and Mrs. Obama will host “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” in honor of Black History Month, and the evening will feature songs from the Civil Rights Movement performed by top entertainers, as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches and writings. Artists include Yolanda Adams, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and The Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett and Toshi Reagon. Morgan Freeman will be a guest speaker.
(Hat tip to Francis Beckwith at Southern Appeal.) For Orleanians, the show will be broadcast on WYES and WYES-HD.
I don’t see Mavis Staples or the Staples Singers on the PBS blurb. Regardless, here’s
Freedom Highway, a little something to get you in the mood for tonight’s show.
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