“This Little Light of Mine” originated among African American Christians and grew in popularity in the 1960s. The church statement said the song is an example of expanding musical styles in ...

The religious hymn "This Little Light of Mine" has often been referred to as having originated in the era of American slavery. For instance, on Sept. 26, 1998, the Orlando Sentinel published that ...

Born as a children's song, transformed by the civil rights movement into an anthem, "This Little Light of Mine" works by letting the singer control their own story.

"This Little Light of Mine" is more than a children's song. For NPR's American Anthem series, a look at how the song was transformed by the nation's civil rights movement.

“This Little Light of Mine” is credited both to the African-American spiritual tradition and to Avis Burgeson Christiansen and Harry Dixon Loes, who wrote it down. Since being popularized, it has ...

Many of these uses of “This Little Light of Mine” seem far removed from my childhood Sunday school class. And yet this gospel song has survived, giving courage and protection to many.

This Little Light Of Mine was written as a gospel song for children in the 1920s by Harry Dixon Loes. The song later became the anthem for the American Civil Rights movement of the 50s and 60s.

Born as a children's song, transformed by the civil rights movement into an anthem, "This Little Light of Mine" works by letting the singer control their own story.

"This Little Light of Mine" is more than a children's song. For NPR's American Anthem series, a look at how the song was transformed by the nation's civil rights movement.

A muscular version of “This Little Light of Mine” is the emotional high point of Harris’ presentation: a unifying affirmation that gives the crowd a taste of that feeling from the 1960s. She says the ...