Music & Culture

Name the anthem associated with Black History Month.

• My Country Tis' of Thee

• Sweet Home Alabama

• Lift Every Voice and Sing

• America, The Beautiful

This freedom song was performed to represent this abolitionist who helped free thousands of enslaved people. What was the title of the song performed by Tracy Hamlin and participants from the audience? Who is she?

• "This Little Light of Mine" - Harriet Tubbs

• "This Little Light of Mine" - Harriet Tubman

• ""I'm Gonna Let It Shine" - Harriet Tubman

This Alabama native made history in 1992 by becoming the first Black woman to travel to space. During the presentation last week, the song "I'm Every Woman" was performed to represent her impact on Black History. This is an example of which of the following concepts?

• COMMUNITY-BUILDING:

  tends to unite people, forms bonds that might not exist

• ENTERTAINMENT:

  art of making sounds and arranging them in an entertaining way

• IDENTITY & FEELINGS:

  closely linked to the awareness of one's uniqueness

"Fight The Power" by Public Enemy is an example of this genre of music that aims to create "a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society.

• Entertainment

• Social Conscious

• Community-Building

• Protest

What is a protest song?

• song that is associated with a place where something traumatic happened

• song that is associated with a person or group of people who break the law

• song that is associated with a movement for social change

Music is used as a vehicle for social change, but it also brings communities together. Which are some examples of this type of community-building?

• individuals and groups singing and dancing together

• individuals playing instruments one at a same time

• groups refusing to dance with others because of their differences

Name this icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

He is best known for the brutal beating he suffered when he tried to enroll his children at Phillips High School before integration. The lyrics from the song "I'll Rise" performed by Tracy Hamlin spoke of his courage.

• "Out of the shacks of history's shame. Up from a past rooted in pain.

  I'll rise! I'll rise! I'll rise!

  Rev. Rapheal Warnock!

• "Out of the shacks of history's shame. Up from a past rooted in pain.

  I'll rise! I'll rise! I'll rise!

  Rev. Ralph Abernathy

• "Out of the shacks of history's shame. Up from a past rooted in pain.

  I'll rise! I'll rise! I'll rise!

  Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth

This popular song made famous by Pharrell became a political anthem during election season in 2018. The late Congressman John Lewis began to clap and dance, which prompted others to sing, clap, and dance. This is an example of which of the following concepts?

• Music is great entertainment for everyone to enjoy.

• Music can challenge the political culture.

• Music can motivate people to create bonds in social groups and communicate emotions.

The lyrics to this hit remake resulted in different narratives around the theme of human/equal rights. Who is the artist? Name of the song?

• "That's What Friends Are For" by Gladys Knight

• "RESPECT" by Aretha Franklin

• "I Will Survive" by Diana Ross

• "Dancing In The Streets" by Martha & The Vandellas

Lil Baby's "The Bigger Picture" includes this line...

"It's bigger than black and white. It's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight. But we gotta start somewhere. Might as well gon' 'head start here." Which concept would you say it best represents?

• Entertainment

• Identity & Feelings

• Protest

• Social Consciousness