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 Open Thread: Protest Songs, RIP Trayvon
In honor of African-Americans who have to have the strength, perseverance, and accept the struggle of being black, this open thread will be dedicated to Trayvon Martin and the Martin Family. Redemption Song The song urges listeners to "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery," because "None but ourselves can free our minds". Lines were taken from a speech given … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Protest Songs, RIP Trayvon