Martin Luther King knew that the Civil Rights movement needed a soundtrack. The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel to use music that everybody could relate to and be inspired by to help change America in the 1950's and 1960's. Here are some of them: "Oh, Freedom" is a post-Civil War African-American freedom song. It is often associated with the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Protest Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
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Sunday Afternoon Thread: In Performance At The White House – Music of the Civil Rights Movement
This week we'll take a look back at the incredible tributes to various musical genres presented by The White House. "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" was a concert hosted in February 2010 by President and Mrs. Obama featuring songs from the Civil Rights Movement as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: In Performance At The White House – Music of the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday Open Thread: Dr. King Meets The Press (Revisited)
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! Here's Part II of Dr. King's 1960 appearance on "Meet The Press": … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Dr. King Meets The Press (Revisited)