Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
A Change Is Gonna Come: Music and Its Role in the Civil Rights Movement
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
History
Minor
Legal Studies
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Brian Clardy
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
This thesis paper will provide thorough research and analysis regarding the role of music during the Civil Rights Movement. It would be the goal of this paper to answer the questions of whether or not music had an impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and if so, then in what ways and how was this conveyed through the music.This paper aims to discuss different genres of music, including but not limited to; jazz, rock, pop, blues, etc. In order to answer these questions, this paper will be analyzing songs written by artists during the movement, looking for forms of rhetoric and language that would have portrayed a story or belief that would have been relevant to the movement. This paper will also utilize primary and secondary sources such as interviews and memoirs by these artists to gain a perspective on their purposes for creating the music.
Location
Waterfield Gallery
Start Date
November 2021
End Date
November 2021
Fall Scholars Week 2021 Event
Honors Senior Presentations
A Change Is Gonna Come: Music and Its Role in the Civil Rights Movement
Waterfield Gallery
This thesis paper will provide thorough research and analysis regarding the role of music during the Civil Rights Movement. It would be the goal of this paper to answer the questions of whether or not music had an impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and if so, then in what ways and how was this conveyed through the music.This paper aims to discuss different genres of music, including but not limited to; jazz, rock, pop, blues, etc. In order to answer these questions, this paper will be analyzing songs written by artists during the movement, looking for forms of rhetoric and language that would have portrayed a story or belief that would have been relevant to the movement. This paper will also utilize primary and secondary sources such as interviews and memoirs by these artists to gain a perspective on their purposes for creating the music.