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Civil Rights
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and Protest If you feel

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Songs Part 1
asking a question
during the lesson I will
stay on at the end.

Objectives - Question to think

To learn about the US civil rights
Year 8 4th June 2020 about…
movement through analysing the
history of the day
What was the US
To increase ability to articulate and Civil Rights
convey political messages and Movement?
(think about this put don’t
meaning through music post in the chat yet)
 Listening Task
Listen to this song and write down
your answers to the following
questions…

What do you think this song is

about? Listen to the lyrics

Describe the musical elements

used in this song (tempo, pitch,
dynamics, texture) do they
change throughout?
 A Change Is
Gonna Come -
Sam Cooke
- Written in response to a
racist incident Cooke
experienced when he
wasn’t allowed into a
‘whites only’ hotel
- He was told to delete the
verse that mentioned this
incident
- The unedited version of the
What was the US
Civil Rights
Movement?
The civil rights movement was an
organized effort by black Americans to
end racial discrimination and gain equal
rights under the law. It began in the late
1940s and ended in the late 1960s. It was
mostly nonviolent and resulted in laws to
protect every American’s human rights,
regardless of colour, race, sex or national
origin.
US Civil Rights Movement timeline
1st December
1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up
her seat on a bus starting a
long boycott of that service
17th May 1954
Most public schools in the US
ended segregation allowing
black and white pupils to
attend the same schools and
classes.
28th August 1963
Approx 250,000 people take
part in a march for jobs and
freedom. Martin Luther King
gives his ‘I have a dream’
speech
9th September 11th April 1968
President Johnson signs the
1957 Civil Rights Act of 1968, also
President Eisenhower signs known as the Fair Housing Act,
the Civil Rights Act 1957 to
providing equal housing
protect voter rights opportunity regardless of race,
religion or national origin.
Martin Luther King’s Speech
But one hundred years later, the Negro
still is not free. One hundred years
later, the life of the Negro is still sadly
crippled by the manacles of segregation
and the chains of discrimination.
I have a dream that one day
this nation will rise up and live
out the true meaning of its
creed: "We hold these truths
to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal."
We cannot walk alone. I have a dream that my four little
children will one day live in a
And as we walk, we nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin
must make the pledge but by the content of their
that we shall always character.
march ahead.
And so even though we face
We cannot turn back. the difficulties of today and
tomorrow, I still have a dream.
It is a dream deeply rooted in
the American dream.
[Verse 1]
Adapting
G
I was born by the river, in a little tent,
Lyrics
Am7 Em
Oh and, just like that river, I've, been running, ever since.
G Am7 C7 B7 But one hundred years later,
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh, the Negro still is not free.
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
One hundred years later, the
[Verse 2] life of the Negro is still not
G seen
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die, We cannot walk, walk alone,
Am7 Em
'Cos I don't know what's out there, beyond the sky. we must march ahead
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh,
Em G
They’ve been crippled by the
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
manacles of segregation and
by the chains of discrimination.
We cannot walk, walk alone,
we must march ahead
Full Rhyme - ‘cat and hat’
Assonance - ‘free and seen’
Consonance - ‘breeze blew,
foam flew’
What is a ‘protest
song’?
Name some topics that protest
songs could be about...
A protest song is a song
that is associated with a
movement for social
change
 Do you know any other ‘protest
songs’?

Where Is The Love? Killing In The Name Of The 1975 This Is America
‘But if you only got love for ‘Some of those that work ‘Solving the climate crisis is ‘This is America, guns in my
your own race. Then you're forces, are the same that the greatest and most area’ a commentary on life
gonna leave space for burn crosses’ Comments on complex challenge that in America for African
others to discriminate’ police brutality after the Homo sapiens have ever Americans.
about police brutality, police beating of Rodney faced.’ Greta Thunberg’s
racism and terrorism. King which sparked the speech plays at the start
Stormzy - Live at the Brits 2018
‘Yo Theresa May where’s the
money for Grenfell?

What you thought we just forgot

about Grenfell?!

You criminals and you’ve got the

cheek to call us savages, you
should do some jail time, you
should pay some damages,

we should burn your house down

and see if you can manage this?’
Why is this
important to talk
about now?
Currently there are protests going
on in America and around the world
to stand up against the continuing
injustice and racism especially
against the black community.

This was sparked due to the death of

a man named George Floyd who was
killed by an american policeman.

Sometimes it is difficult and

uncomfortable to learn about but it
should be. This is a difficult and
uncomfortable situation but
education and knowledge is
powerful.
Google Form to complete
There will now be a google form in your google classrooms to complete as a
plenary for today’s lesson. It should only take you 5/10 mins.

If you have been upset by or affected by anything in today’s lesson please feel free
to email me or speak to an adult if you’d like to learn more about the protests and
riots in America right now.

Further listening -

‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ - Bob Dylan ‘Alright’ - Kendrick Lamar

‘Black’ - Dave ‘Say It Loud - I’m Black and Proud’ - James Brown

‘Strange Fruit’ - Billie Holiday ‘Dear Mr President’ - P!nk