Music of the Civil Rights Movement: A Review

A Review

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Music of the Civil Rights Movement

-Marcus Garvey

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From the 1920 Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World

"We are Jimcrowed. “We are here because we are tired of being a suffering people. We are here because we desire our liberty. We believe that all those human rights that are common to the rest of mankind should also be enjoyed by us.” 

Open Ended

Name 3 African American Artists, Musicians or Writers that have advocated for social justice and Civil Rights

Essential Question

How did music advance the goals and inform the tactics of the Civil Rights Movement?

Recap: Civil Rights and The Black Church

Listen to "Glory" by Common and John Legend

Read an article about "Glory" and its connection to Civil Rights Freedom Songs

Analyze the text

Answer quiz questions about the reading

Reading:

Song written for the movie "Selma" 

draws on rich civil rights tradition

Exit Ticket: "We Shall Overcome" and Sam Cooke's "Change is Gonna Come"