<p>American civil rights song and Nina Simon hit I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free is instantly recognisable. How did the song come to be written and what is its place in the US today?</p>

American civil rights song and Nina Simon hit I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free is instantly recognisable. How did the song come to be written and what is its place in the US today?

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<p>All the BBC World Service music podcasts gathered into one place. New documentaries will be added intermittently. Only available in the UK.</p>

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All the BBC World Service music podcasts gathered into one place. New documentaries will be added intermittently. Only available in the UK.

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