--- title: "Riverside students take part in Freedom Song at Hackney Empire" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2019-03-27-riverside-students-take-part-in-freedom-song-at-hackney-empire" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Riverside students take part in Freedom Song at Hackney Empire ![Image of Riverside students take part in Freedom Song at Hackney Empire](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/news/144.jpg) 27 March 2019 11 brave students took part in Freedom Song at Hackney Empire, telling the story of young black freed slaves forming the first black university, funded through singing around the US and in the UK. They even performed in front of Queen Victoria.![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/144a.jpg) [ Year 12 Parents’ Evening Thursday March 21st](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2019-03-12-year-12-parents-evening-thursday-march-21st) [End of Spring Term – Friday 4th April ](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2019-04-04-end-of-spring-term-friday-4th-april) ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)