Rockin the Civil Rights Movement:

1. Rockin the Civil Rights Movement: How music helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s Let’s Get Rockin!

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3. Today’s Lesson!!!!!!!!!! You know the Civil Rights Movement and the Peace Movement effected change in American Society during the 60’s and 70’s. Did you know music played a tremendous role in those movements? Today we’ll learn how music helped fuel these movements, and which musicians dedicated themselves to the movement. next

4. Directions… Click the “Next” button on each page to move on. Afterwards you’ll take a quick quiz on what you’ve learned. Have fun! Rock out! next

5. Folk music • Folk was the first genre to take an obvious role in bringing about social change. • One of the most popular folk artists of the 1960’s was Bob Dylan. next

6. More folks… • During the 60’s, many folk artists embraced the Civil Rights Movement. They wrote “freedom songs,” which became themes for people protesting racial discrimination. • Folk artist Joan Baez recorded her song “We Shall Overcome” in Birmingham, Alabama. This song would become a centerpiece in the movement. next

7. next Baez, Dylan, Harry and Odetta Belafonte, and Peter, Paul, and Mary performed at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington in 1963. It was during this demonstration that Dr. King gave his famous “I have a dream…” speech.

8. Why music? • Music made it easy for activists to spread their message • It was also a good way to draw large crowds to demonstrations and rally the crowds present next

9. How else did music help? • Musicians for the first time began incorporating lyrics which spoke the same message the movement conveyed. • Songs at the time were about harsh injustice, peace, tolerance, and the need for change next

10. The Role of Soul • Soul music played a large role in the movement as well. • Popular soul singers of the 1960’s included most notably Aretha Franklin and James Brown next

11. Mo’ Soul • Not only were soul artists writing powerful lyrics about integration and tolerance, but their listening audience included blacks and whites. • Soul helped bring people together through the message of the lyrics AND the sound of the music. next

12. American society continued to deal with racist issues after the Civil Rights Movement through to the present day. • In the 1970’s, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder were two artists who continued the trend of speaking (or singing) to these issues through their music next

13. Mo’ on Soul • Gaye and Wonder continued the tradition of trying to effect societal change through meaningful lyrics and powerful music. next http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZT9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg http://supergroup.netfirms.com/stevie_wonder.jpg

14. From folksy beginnings… • This tradition started with early soul artists such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown… • And before them were folk singers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez next http://www.iwelk.com/publicity/Visionaries/Photos/73168_JoanBaez.jpg

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16. Woodstock ‘69 • The Woodstock musical festival is one of the most well-known events of the Peace movement. • Rock and folk artists performed in front of nearly half a million spectators in rural New York. next

17. The lineup • The festival had one of the biggest rock lineups of all time, stretched over 3 days. It included… • Sweetwater • Incredible String Band • Joan Baez • Santana • Janis Joplin • Sly and the Family Stone next

18. The lineup continues… • Grateful Dead • Creedence Clearwater Revival • The Who • Jefferson Airplane • Joe Cocker • Ten Years After • The Band • Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young • Jimi Hendrix and many more… next

19. http://www.monroegallery.com/showcase/images/AR_Woodstock.jpghttp://www.monroegallery.com/showcase/images/AR_Woodstock.jpg Woodstock is viewed by many as the end to the Peace Movement of the 1960’s in the U.S. It serves as a manifestation of musicians advocating societal change Several attempts at replicating the festival were made in ensuing years, but none compared to the half million fans or the musical talent of 1969 next

20. Were you rockin’ out? Now you’ll be asked questions about what you’ve learned. Simply click which answer you think is correct for each question. next

21. Question 1 Which genre was the first to take an active role in effecting social change? Folk Rap Disco

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24. Question 2 Which of the following is the name of a popular folk artist from the 1960’s? James Brown Bob Dylan Anthony Keidis

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27. Question 3 True or False? Folk artists performed at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington. True False

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30. Question 4 Who was NOT a popular soul singer of the 1960’s? James Brown Aretha Franklin Abe “Soulfire” Lincoln

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33. Question 5 Music helped bring people of the movement together through the message of the lyrics and…____________. the sound of the music the performers’ hairdos monetary donations

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36. Question 6 How many people attended Woodstock in 1969? 1500 Nearly 100000 25000 Nearly half a million

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39. The Final Question! True or false? Jimi Hendrix performed at Woodstock ‘69. True False

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