This essay requires you to analyze three songs from the Civil Rights Movement to 2000 using Chapters 20, 21 and 22. Show how the lyrics of the songs where inspired or reflected the Historical and Civil Rights movements. Why do the lyrics still resonates even today? Your historical analysis of each song will look at the following contextual elements: How do the lyrics connect to history past or present)
When was the music was written? What were the current events? Who was president and the major contemporaneous leaders? What laws or political policies directly impacted Black Communities?
When the music was made what was the social atmosphere? Analyze the political or social movements at the time ( i.e. Civil unrest, riots, racial issues, or gender issues).
The artist’s history and inspiration (What inspired the song? What is the artist background?( find artists interviews,TV, Newspaper or Magazine for context, inspiration and explanation from his or her views about the music
).
Analyze the impact the music had at the time it was presented and/or why it resonates through the present. (Do you agree with the artist’s social commentary and how does that message impact or connect to you personally and our current society).
(All songs available on Youtube)
Alright, by Kendrick Lamar (2015)
This is America, by Childish Gambino (2018)
Formation, by Beyonce (2016)
Write an analysis essay of 1500 Words minimum on three songs.
Requirements: Write an analysis essay of 1500 Words minimum on three songs
