I wish I knew (how it would feel to be free)

Words by Dick Dallas.
Music by Billy Taylor.

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Written by jazz musician Dr Billy Taylor and performed by Nina Simone, this song became an unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s.

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