The Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s featuring the SNCC Freedom Singers

How did music and the SNCC Freedom Singers inform the tactics and advance the goals of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s?

Know (knowledge):

• Historic events of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s
• The general history of the music of the Civil Rights Movement, especially during the 1960s
• How the SNCC Freedom Singers uniquely represented both college student participation and music performance within the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s
• The achievements of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s and how they happened
• Important individuals and groups of the Civil Rights Movement

Mastery Objective:

• Students will be able to explain the history of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s and the unique role of music within the Movement at that time by analyzing primary source images and text, critically listening to music, reading secondary sources, viewing videos, and defining terms.

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