To Be Young, Gifted and Black
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a song by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine. The song was originally recorded and released by Simone in 1969. The song was also featured on her 1970 album "Black Gold" and was considered an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. Released as a single, it peaked at number eight on the R&B chart and number 76 on the Hot 100. The title and opening line of the song come from Lorraine Hansberry's autobiographical play, "To Be Young, Gifted and Black."
Q174957
Nina Simone
PER
Q602446
lyrics
Concept
Q7980906
Weldon Irvine
PER
Q3640715
Black Gold
MEDIA
Q48537
Civil Rights Movement
Concept
Q134556
single
Concept
Q180072
Hot 100
ORG
Q461758
Lorraine Hansberry
PER
Q18157240
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
UNK
Q7810855
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
MEDIA
1969-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1969
DATE
1970-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1970
DATE
+76^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
76
NUMBER
performer
part of
publication date
dedicated to
publication date