This song came out in 1976, the year of the bicentennial. I was 12, I was a lonely black girl, and I played this song (& album) many times. My Dad said the group at the end spoke in a style he learned in school in the south. Before this song I didn't think I was an American like everybody else born and raised here. After this song, I had a sense of ownership, belonging and pride. "This world was made for my people, all people ... all played a part in America to help that banner wave." Wow.
@spareplanet
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that powerful and moving testimonial. Its a tribute to the very few but very exceptional men, like Stevie and MLK, that they were able have such profound influence on the world.
@rosemarywessel1294
4 жыл бұрын
Yep! I was 11 when this was released. Growing up white in a REALLY white town, it was so great to hear this whole chunk of history that never got taught in school. I brought it in for our Friday song session at school (one teacher had three kids a week bring in their favorite song to share). I was so hoping there would be a talk about it afterward. It was tolerated, with note that it was maybe a bit raucous or inappropriate for the classroom and she cut if off after 5 minutes. >:( Didn't stop me from playing the whole album so many times it wore out when I was home, though.
@vaultboy123
11 жыл бұрын
I just got educated by a song by Stevie Wonder, a black man.
@emmettk
10 жыл бұрын
"We pledge allegiance all our lives, To magic colors, "red, blue and white", But we all must be given ...the liberty that we defend, For with justice not for all men ...history will repeat again. It's time we learned-- *This world was made for all men"* - Stevie Wonder 1976
@clintonwalker9037
7 жыл бұрын
Stevie Wonder gave America a history lesson and a sermon! This world was made for all men!
@enlightened7430
Жыл бұрын
Still listen to this masterpiece 👍
@markjohnson5141
7 жыл бұрын
This is a fitting tribute to all of America's citizens on this day of June 19th, the official day recognizing Independence Day for black people in this country. Happy Juneteenth 1865 and beyond!
@olusheyibanjo
4 жыл бұрын
Stevie is a national treasure for real
@johnharris4899
3 жыл бұрын
Black Man's Lives Matter
@kim123792
8 жыл бұрын
This is so powerful. What Stevie do? just listen to God Al mighty is just to get all answers. He listen well.
@TheAnnaFisher
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, great job, this song was released forty years ago yesterday on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" a Blackman! One love
@sharonmcgee8951
9 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I will share with students tomorrow. Thank you!
@giot1914
4 жыл бұрын
And who created this masterpiece? A blind .... angel
@johnharris4899
3 жыл бұрын
Black History Matters
@michealtomelloso3912
2 жыл бұрын
And yes this land was made for all man!
@streamingwave
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this together. It is very moving and thought provoking I will pass the message on. I listened to this song and album many times when it came out in 1976. It is my favorite Stevie Wonder album.
@dixielatino
9 жыл бұрын
1955 deddy .... Nice piece of editing the names with pics into the track . enjoyed it . thanx .
@catolog96
11 жыл бұрын
Well done now! Great song and educational too!
@drmusa89
3 жыл бұрын
Superb video post!!
@sunhun
11 жыл бұрын
So beautiful! What a message and moving composition by the gifted and talented Stevie Wonder. This song invokes a love for all humanity that modern society lacks. On a side, note I don't think I remember the last time I scroll down the messages and only read positive comments. If this were on the radio it would make an unmatched movement within the souls of all people, compared to Justin bieber and shit!
@196121
11 жыл бұрын
Keep the torch of truth alive STEVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@yasminedukes3143
11 жыл бұрын
I love this song i have to dance off of it next week
@chaigneauemmanuel5736
4 жыл бұрын
70 years today....❤️❤️❤️❤️
@DonnaBrooks
7 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this song (and others from the album) since I first heard it, and it popped into my head the other day so I wanted to look it up on YT so I could share it on FB. I didn't know I was also going to get a great educational tool! I'm so glad you did this! Ironically, you did it in honor of Barack Obama's inauguration, but this message is so much more timely now that the Orange Menace and his minions are in power and Betsy DeVos was just confirmed as Secretary of Education. I was moved to tears by this beautiful video. Great job. The only things I would have done differently are that I would not have included Justice Clarence Thomas. Just b/c he's in a position of power doesn't mean he's done anything for which black people can be proud, given his voting record and that he never asks questions (not a good sign for a judge who's supposed to be impartial). (He just asked his first question a few months ago and it actually made the news!) There are many other African Americans that could have been included instead of him: Coretta Scott King, Marian Anderson, Jackie Robinson, Fredrick Douglass, the first African American elected to Congress (can't recall his name), scientists, astronauts, etc. I also think it would have been more powerful to show the actual name and image of the fellow who brought Martial Arts to the U.S., rather than a generic video of a Martial Artist. The other thing I might change is the image of generic American Indians dancing at the beginning. You included an image of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima and Ira Hayes, an American Indian, was one of the soldiers in that statue. I expected you to identify him, but you didn't. That would have been better than a stereotypical Indian headdress and dancing. Sadly, now the images from the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance could, and probably should, be included in this video. Thank you again so much for doing this wonderful history lesson to match the lyrics of this song. I will def be sharing it!
@spectre56j
11 жыл бұрын
I can see a lot of thought went into this ! Thanks 1955debby! Great Job!
@MsHIDDEN1
12 жыл бұрын
Black History that also includes diversity for all!!! What a beautiful message!!!! LMR
@rainayoung6838
4 жыл бұрын
One Love 😍
@galactalgeneral7420
7 жыл бұрын
I love this video. Simple, well made but emotional.
@DonnaBrooks
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am in tears.
@ThePeopleOfWA
11 жыл бұрын
Have deep #gratitude for the #BlackMan. Why I keep #marchin' up that #mountain for #equality. For ALL of #ThePeople.
@ELIJA40
13 жыл бұрын
Tastefully done. I look forward to the day when we will reference a persons' colour as a last resort and not as a first. Thankyou.
@mickydub3
7 жыл бұрын
" BWOY AH DIS YAH TUNE AH STILL TRUE FE THESE TIMES " NAH TRUE
@WisRonsin1
13 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT !!!!
@stevewinegar8078
4 жыл бұрын
Incredible song
@nataliesantiagomd4735
7 жыл бұрын
Nicely done!
@DonnaBrooks
6 жыл бұрын
Chief Justice Roberts needs cue cards to remember the Oath of Office! Even I recognized the error and would have probably had the same hesitation as President Obama. "Faithfully" comes before the verb, not at the end of the sentence, i.e. "I will faithfully execute..." Oops. Somebody needs a teleprompter! LOL
@bigkendallas
13 жыл бұрын
It's so interesting that we never heard of half of the people named in this song in our schools. Thats is why it is important to study history for YOURSELF, otherwise you are just hearing "his story".
@truthandrealitycoc77
4 жыл бұрын
I suggest...everyone see this video!!!
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Memorize something
@Soulthinker2007
9 жыл бұрын
Loved it. I played that song many times. I still like to know who was that last Black man that was mentioned in the song before it ended?
@DonnaBrooks
7 жыл бұрын
The very last person was Harriet Tubman, a black WOMAN. She will be the first woman on our currency in 2020. She'll be on the $20 bill. I assume the date 2020 was chosen to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women having the right to vote in the U.S.
@david.tlrave3559
6 жыл бұрын
Amen Praise God HaLLeLuJah
@gregbattles4742
4 жыл бұрын
O we do yes we do
@michealtomelloso3912
2 жыл бұрын
All the time my mother tried to make me or convince me that l was something that l wasn't,well my she needed to accept that we are Hispanic,l'm a Brown Man and that's what God made me to be born and l accept and l had children from a Black Woman(Sophia Weston) and l am Micheal(Miguel)Tomelloso a Brown Man,Arriba!!!
@davidhill8565
5 жыл бұрын
There are actually three additional call-and-response lines, after the barely audible T.J. Marshall line. They are heard only in the live performances of this song. One of those lines mentions a White woman.
@migsmuse
11 жыл бұрын
That's not Cesar Chavez in the clip you show.
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Gil Scott Heron
@KarenVilleneuve
6 жыл бұрын
This is such an awesome song, but man, why didn't you edit this first? For one, Barak Obama has just one "r".
@jalilmuhammad8270
5 жыл бұрын
1955debby , you forgot to add T.J. Marshall to your slideshow!
@hippojuice23
12 жыл бұрын
@ELIJA40 Thank you!
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Langston Huges
@tinaroston9314
10 жыл бұрын
i dont know what school or when you went to school big ken but these people were mentioned !and maybe you should have payed attention!!!!!!
@johnwesley5119
10 жыл бұрын
This was written in the 70s, when many of these historical figures were not mentioned in American History textbooks. I know, because I attended school in the 70s.
@tinaroston9314
10 жыл бұрын
yes they were i went to school in the 70s to lols and we had a social studies teacher that practically shouted our ears off about people in this song such as matthew henson the first black man to explore the north pole the first open heart sugeon who by the way was black man name dr daniel hale i live in east orange nj and i went to a predominately black school and we were taught about those people lols
@johnwesley5119
10 жыл бұрын
I went to all the schools... lol... mixed, predominately black, and predominately white. There were (and maybe still are) schools that did not discuss contributions of all Americans.
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Kwame Alexander
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Black History 365 CELEBRATE
@zenobia328
12 жыл бұрын
FREE HOWARD MORGAN, A BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR BLACK MAN!
@demonslayer5613
2 жыл бұрын
I think the martial arts part was bruce lee
@davidhill8565
4 жыл бұрын
There’s no mention of a Brown woman or Yellow woman. A mention of a White woman occurs only in the live performances of the song. “Who is the greatest singer ever to be on the Fox version of American Idol?” “Jessica Sanchez, a Brown woman.”
@DonnaBrooks
6 жыл бұрын
I am SURE that's not Cesar Chavez @1:52. It doesn't even look like him. Just do an image search on the web: www.ecosia.org/images?q=cesar+chavez This is really distracting to me and I hesitate to share the video.
@stephanieblas8805
7 жыл бұрын
this world was for ALL men EXCEPT FOR DONALD TRUMP
@shywork4146
2 жыл бұрын
who is the 1st man set foot on the north pole ? it's penguins.🐧
@sylviabeverly3294
2 жыл бұрын
Barrack Obama
@blackie8083
3 жыл бұрын
RIP George Floyd.
@deeteedub
11 жыл бұрын
You spelled the president's name wrong! It's B-A-R-A-C-K! One "R"!
@standforchange08
9 жыл бұрын
Um who ever made this video, the song is called black man? Um why some of these pictures such as Indian looked white? Black people come in all shades. U may have slightly missed the point. Now, on the other hand at least you did put the white man picture correctly.
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