Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon

Black Folk Musicians Created the Soundtrack for a Movement-And Helped Bob Dylan Find His Sound

Denise Oliver Velez Daily Kos

A sampling of the vast repertoire that Black folk musicians have contributed to the folk genre and the struggle for freedom and justice. Leon Bibb, Harry Belafonte, Paul Robeson, Odetta, Eric Bibb, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, to start..