Oscar Brown Jr: Magical Music Maker

This informational blog focuses on Oscar Brown Jr. Brown (1926-2005) was involved in a wide range of pursuits including singing, songwriter, playwright, civil rights activist and actor. He wrote more than 125 songs and a number of musical plays.

NOTE: This blog is compiled by and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akailmat, PhD

Website
https://www.oscarbrownjr.org/

Full Documentary video
https://youtu.be/_H-HWEEwGwI

Bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Brown

Family portrait
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/704022

National Visionary Leadership Project
http://www.visionaryproject.com/brownoscar/

Poetry
I apologize
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szc53yb7J0

This beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7xU0qAEWBk

The children of children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lIeU3P9gs

Songs
Brother Where Are You?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2RLwrm82kc

Oscar Brown Jr & Luiz Henrique – Barra Limpa
https://youtu.be/TX_dgP2KqQc

Sin and Soul (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szc53yb7J0

Selections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ARSg9yo0Zc&list=PLvRPRzPayh74rBZVn5uAhf_pm0aDAEKTr

Interviews
1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmDxb5U7UVA

2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ5GhpXGEkgOscar

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This post was previously published on historianspeaks.org.

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