They Were the Heroes
Martin Luther King Jr. introduces you to the many names that helped the American Civil Rights movement, alongside real film and pictures.
PARODY OF
Heroes by David Bowie
MUSIC BY
Richie Webb
FROM
Series 7 Episode 5 (Heroic Heroes & Villains)
LYRICS:
I’m Martin Luther King and I, I had a dream.
It’s said the victory of Civil Rights
Was brought about thanks to me
But there were many, many more who made it reality.
They were the heroes
Who made a dream come true.
A Southern Christian Leadership Group was formed
Supported by black and white.
Police arrested me, thirty times
Like that would make me give up the fight.
Black and white kept apart
At school and even water fountains
But President Johnson’s bold civil rights laws
Helped me climb further up the mountain.
They were the heroes every day.
“I have a dream that one day
My children will not be judged by the colour of their skin
But by the content of their character.”
When my life was ended,
Theirs did begin
Within days of my assassination
Legislation was ushered in.
And they were the heroes
Who made the dream come true.
And they were the heroes
Who made the dream come true.
SIMILAR SONGS:
The Sons of Africa
Rosa Parks: I Sat on a Bus
Dance, Dance, Joesephine Baker
PICTURES:
