We Shall Overcome
45 min.
1 Educators like this
Objective
Help students understand the concept of civil rights
Big Idea
Music can change the world
Share - We Shall Overcome The Story of A Song by Debbie levy with illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newt
For older students:
Review: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-civil-right
Resources:
https://stuartstotts.com/we-shall-overcome/
Also recommended:
This Promise of Change - also by Debby Levy and Jo Ann Allen Boyce
Child of the Dream by Sharon Robinson
Clap Your Hands by Toyomi Igus - illustrated by Michele Woods
The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford -illustrated by Frank Morrison
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame features songs that have inspired activism https://edu.rockhall.com/ Teachers have free access to music and lesson plans.
Play: Glory by John Legend with Common.
Compare with the lyrics of We Shall Overcome Musical and lyrical adaption by Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Pete Seeger - inspired by African American traditional call and response.
Do you take a stand on current issues?
READ Are Kid Crusaders Fair Game for Critics?
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press
JANUARY 12, 2020 — 10:35AM
What music affects your mood? Does it inspire change?
Review :
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-does-it-mean-to-stand-for-something
