- Warm Up Questions
- What was Malcolm X's appeal as a leader to African Americans?
- Why was Martin Luther King, Jr. visiting Memphis when he was assassinated?
- Malcolm X and MLK
Finish Notes
- Clip from The Sixties: Years That Shaped a Generation Video
- Legacy of the Movement
Take Notes
- Civil Rights Music Analysis
- Listen to the following songs:
- Answer the following questions on the provided analysis worksheet:
- For Each Song:
- Name of the artist.
- Name of the song.
- Date the song was recorded.
- What Civil Rights message is being sent with this song?
- Is the song generally optimistic or pessimistic? Write down one line from the song to show that.
- Evaluation:
- Which song do you think had the most impact on the Civil Rights Movement? Why?
- Which song is the most visual/descriptive for what it is about? Why?
- Which song did you like best? Why?
- Which song did you like the least? Why?