Sam Cooke’s anthem “A Change is Gonna Come” was released in 1964 as racial tensions were at an all time high — especially in the South.

Sam Cooke was inspired to write 'A Change is Gonna Come' after hearing 'Blowin' in the Wind'. 40 years later, Dylan covered the song at a live show in New York.

On the corner of Lady Street in Columbia sits the actual home where life, confidence and the dare to be different was birthed into Charity “Edna” Adams Earley.

Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” lands at number one. Cooke was inspired by hearing Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and being banned from a Louisiana hotel for being Black.

People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as ...

People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as ...

People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is Gonna Come" and "Blowin' in the Wind." Need a break?