‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’ Part Two: More From The WH Civil Rights Music Night

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February 9, 2010: Bob Dylan shakes hands with President Obama after a performance at the White House. Dylan performed as part of Barack and Michelle Obama’s Civil Rights Music Night, which celebrated the music of the Civil Rights movement.

More pictures from the event can be found here.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Bob Dylan sings “The Times, They Are A-Changin’.”

Video here.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson sing “People Get Ready.”

Video here.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Joan Baez performs “We Shall Overcome,” as the First Family sings along from the first row.

Video here.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Natalie Cole sings “What’s Going On.”

Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton

John Mellencamp performs “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize.”

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon and the Freedom Singers perform “(Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody) Turn Me ‘Round.”

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

The First Family joins the performers on stage for a rendition of “Lift Every Voice And Sing.”

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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