Lesson Plan: MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did music advance the goals and inform the tactics of the Civil Rights Movement? OVERVIEW In this lesson, students explore the relationship between music and the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine the development of the music within the movement and discover how that music helped organize the movement. Additionally, students will identify how singing songs served as a nonviolent protest tactic that characterized the movement. Students will discuss video clips, examine song lyrics and quotes, and analyze freedom songs to determine how music contributed to the success of the Civil Rights Movement. From: TeachRock.org