50+ Music<p>"This Little Light of Mine" is an African-American song from the 1920s. It was often reported to be written for children in the 1920s by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HarryDixonLoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarryDixonLoes</span></a>, but he never claimed credit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theOriginal</span></a> version of the song, and researchers at the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MoodyBibleInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoodyBibleInstitute</span></a>, where Loes worked, said they have found no evidence that he wrote it. It was later adapted by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZilphiaHorton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZilphiaHorton</span></a>, amongst many other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a>, in connection with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilRightsMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilRightsMovement</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQYidDbYAc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=AuQYidDbYAc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>