{"product_id":"williams-cecil-you-the-people-celebrating-with-glides-cecil-williams-used-lp","title":"Williams, Cecil – You The People: Celebrating With Glide's Cecil Williams – Used LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eStill sealed.  Sleeve has some wear. (Not actual copy in photos)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mix of spoken word and music, side one focusing on the latter, side two on the former.  I'm guessing this album is from the early 1970s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Williams: 1929 - 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoved to SF in the early 1960s.  Founded Glide Memorial Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelped create the Council on Religion and Homosexuality in 1964!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResponsible for pulling Glide to the left, putting the church at the forefront of the gay, anti-war, and civil rights movements. Drawing on his experiences in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecivil rights movement, Williams was one of the first African-Americans to become involved in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egay rights movement. In 1964, he gave a speech at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSociety for Individual Rights\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein San Francisco, which was more outspoken than the contemporary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMattachine Society. Based on the contemporary campaign for African-American voting rights, he suggested that gays should use their votes to gain political power and effect change. In his advice for gay movement to create tensions, he echoed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMartin Luther King Jr.'s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLetter from Birmingham Jail:\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"templatequote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think that we must not be afraid of controversy or tension. We in the civil rights movement have learned how to rock the boat, how to disturb complacent middle-class people, how to root out complacency. It is good to have strong disagreement because from it comes movement and reaction. Controversy is the need; it stimulates communication and the exchange of ideas. Rejection once in awhile is a good thing too. It forces one to find oneself . . . \u003cstrong\u003eTension leads to resolution, to movement; at least, it lets people know that a living, fulfilling movement is on its way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Meridian West Jazz Group Bass – Nat Johnson (4) Flute – Julie Iger Guitar – Larry Vogt Percussion – Allen Pimental Piano – Jean Hoffman (6) Saxophone – John Waters (8)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA2 God's Goin' To Trouble The Water\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA3 A Time For Coming Together Written-By – Lloyd K. Wake\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA4 A Time For Crying Out Written-By – Edward L. Peet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 The Spirit's Moving To Set Us Free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA6 I Got Life Written-By – Edward L. Peet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA7 Quotations From Chairman Jesus Written-By – Janice M. Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA8 Little David Play On Your Harp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB1 Telling It Like It Is Voice – The Reverend A. Cecil Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB2 Let's Rejoice Performer – The Glide Ensemble\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glide Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54294869344619,"sku":"icn1793405843549","price":12.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8037\/3611\/files\/williams-cecil-you-the-people-celebrating-with-glides-cecil-williams-used-lp_1.jpg?v=1793405852","url":"https:\/\/whiskerwashfitp.shop\/products\/williams-cecil-you-the-people-celebrating-with-glides-cecil-williams-used-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}