CULTURETECHLENSsay it loud
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Combined Graph record U-00614 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0212. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
USC Scalar scholarly project page (fetched in full): 'Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud' co-written by Alfred Ellis, performed with 30 youngsters from Compton and Watts, released August 1968; lyrics reproduce the call-and-response refrain 'Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud' — a Black pride anthem/slogan, matching stored gloss and era_note.
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USC Scalar scholarly project page (fetched in full): 'Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud' co-written by Alfred Ellis, performed with 30 youngsters from Compton and Watts, released August 1968; lyrics reproduce the call-and-response refrain 'Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud' — a Black pride anthem/slogan, matching stored gloss and era_note.
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USC Scalar scholarly project page (fetched in full): 'Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud' co-written by Alfred Ellis, performed with 30 youngsters from Compton and Watts, released August 1968; lyrics reproduce the call-and-response refrain 'Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud' — a Black pride anthem/slogan, matching stored gloss and era_note.
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