Songs of Struggle

There are songs about struggles for social justice throughout our songbooks. Here some places you can find them:

In Rise Up Singing, see the following chapters:

• Ecoloogy
• Freedom (on U.S. civil rights movement)
• Hope
• Mountain Voices (e.g. re strip mining)
• Peace
• Rich & Poor
• Struggle
• Unity
• Women
• Work (re labor union struggles)

In Rise Again, see the following chapters:

• Dignity & Diversity (includes songs on women's & LGBTQ+ issues)
• Earthcare
• Freedom (including ones from South Africa, Ireland, etc.)
• Hope & Strength
• Peace
• Rich & Poor
• Struggle
• Work

You find many additional songs by checking out the topic pages for racial justice, immigrant solidarity, peace, etc.

Here are a few others worth noting that are not in Rise Up Singing or Rise Again:

• Lead with Love/One Step and Rise Up by Melanie DeMore
• We Rise by Batya Levine
• Our People Gonna Rise by Emma's Revolution
• Resilient by Rising Appalachia
• We Shall Be Known and Courageous from MaMuse
• Emma Goldman by Jolie Rickman
• Work to Be Done - by Sarah Nutting of MaMuse (tricky if you're doing all 4 parts but can be simplified)