Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s marched to its own beat—literally. Using songs from the era, as well as other primary sources such as King's "I Have a Dream" speech, class members analyze lyrics to discover how music and protest...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

25 Greatest Protest Songs - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the potential consequences of protest. They discuss selected historical conflicts and examine the role of the individual in protest.