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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
The best bit was Aretha singing what appeared to be God Save The Queen with different words.
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She was brilliant, as was the Rev Joseph Lowery his speach was brilliant! (he was the last person to speak, a noted Civil rights activist)
I wondered about the music to 'Let Freedom Ring' or 'My Country tis of Thee' so did a bit of digging, its all quite confusing, but this is the best I could find:
My Country, 'Tis of Thee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My country 'tis of thee [Song Collection]:Song Collection Brief Display: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress