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Odetta's folk songs made her a symbol of the civil rights movement. She performed at the civil rights march on Washington in 1963 and sang "O Freedom." Her ballads and songs became, for many, the soundtrack to the American civil rights movement. Odetta died three years ago today of heart disease at the age of 77. Her music was a part of my soul...and the collective soul of those who love freedom and justice.
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