If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus
| "If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Peter Seeger | |
| from the album For Kids and Just Plain Folks | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Writer(s) | Carver Neblett |
"If You Miss Me at The Back of the Bus" was a song written by Carver Neblett and recorded by Peter Seeger on his album For Kids and Just Plain Folks in 1963.[1] The song was written in response to attempts to desegregate a public swimming pool in Cairo, Illinois, after a young African-American man drowned while swimming in a local river due to the pool not allowing any African-Americans to use it.[2] The song depicts the attitude of the African American community towards civil rights during the 1960s.[3] In his book with Bob Reiser, Everybody Says Freedom, Seeger commented that people would improvise new lyrics to the song to reflect on various situations.[4] The song's popularity grew after it began to be used as one of the anthems for the civil rights movement.[5]
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