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The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption.

We head to Franklin County to tour the site of the Great Falls Massacre 350 years after it was carried out by Captain William Turner, for whom the surrounding village is now named after, with Nolumbeka Project President David Brule.

We check out the 2nd annual R.I.S.E. Fest coming to Northampton and check in Rep. Jim McGovern.

We visit the Connecticut Riverfront with Andrew Fisk of American Rivers to get a rundown of river health with combined sewer overflows, have Live Music Friday with local post-punk band Grammerhorn Wren, and take our latest Thunderdome to Tip Top Wine Shop.

We get a special Live Music Wednesday with Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, talk with Little Garden Theater's upcoming productions, and talk with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.

We have a Live Music Monday with banjoist Max Wareham, take a tour of Red Shirt Farm and celebrate Star Wars Day with Mr. Universe.

The composer created her own symphonic fable that weaves Andean cosmology with the natural world.

We talk to BoDeans founder Kurt Neumann before his show at the HOPE Center for the Arts, get Live Music Friday with Emily Wells accompanied by a string quartet, and visit Sixteen Acres Garden Center.

We get the behind-the-scenes look at local film "Watching Mr. Pearson," speak with musician Madeline Peyroux before she visits the HOPE Center for the Arts, and talk to Mr. Universe.

We chat with folx from The Massachusetts Review in honor of National Poetry Month, have a Live Music Friday with Springfield artist Parris, and return to State Street Fruit Store for the latest Wine Thunderdome.