Freedom - Jurassic 5 / Revolution - Arrested Development / Fight the Power - Public Enemy / March March - The Chicks / Freedom - Beyonce / Compared to What - Roberta Flack / marching down freedom highway - Rhiannon Giddens
I compiled this list after our Grayson Pride group had threats and protestors show up at the Pride Prom and Drag Show held at the First Methodist Church ancillary space. One of the protestors was a member of the School Board. Our school district made national and international news about students dismissed from the production of Oklahoma! after a trans man was out into a male part. The playlist was/is intended to be available for future counter protests to acts of social justice and equity for all of our community.
Thank you. I'll be pulling some of the songs from your list in as well. I was a child as the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the early 60s. My Father a PhD student and Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Duke University. He was selected for the North Carolina Volunteers, a pilot program for things like VISTA, and my parents were active in the movement. My youngest granddaughter, 7, is the age I was in 1965, and I am my grandparents age. We made some progress, but still have so far to go. My hope lies in my grandchildren that are far removed from segregation and inequity.
All of the DonorsChoose projects are fully funded! You made quick work of that :)
Oh! One of my favorites--"this little lite of mine, I'm gonna let it shine"
Great list! Music is my second language. Respect Yourself and pretty much anything else the Staple Singers did!
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Some of my favorites:
Freedom - Jurassic 5 / Revolution - Arrested Development / Fight the Power - Public Enemy / March March - The Chicks / Freedom - Beyonce / Compared to What - Roberta Flack / marching down freedom highway - Rhiannon Giddens
Ok now I have to listen to J5 today.
And every day.
My playlist of protest songs
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ve5P87DQuCaukw0an1nge?si=2FNU8nigSbW1bmE_XWrBvQ&pi=u-GOFk0_OYR3yW
Ruth! This is great. I can’t believe we forgot to put Tracy Chapman on our playlist.
I compiled this list after our Grayson Pride group had threats and protestors show up at the Pride Prom and Drag Show held at the First Methodist Church ancillary space. One of the protestors was a member of the School Board. Our school district made national and international news about students dismissed from the production of Oklahoma! after a trans man was out into a male part. The playlist was/is intended to be available for future counter protests to acts of social justice and equity for all of our community.
What a beautiful resource to come out of such a painful chain of events. Thank you for sharing the list and the story behind it.
Thank you. I'll be pulling some of the songs from your list in as well. I was a child as the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the early 60s. My Father a PhD student and Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Duke University. He was selected for the North Carolina Volunteers, a pilot program for things like VISTA, and my parents were active in the movement. My youngest granddaughter, 7, is the age I was in 1965, and I am my grandparents age. We made some progress, but still have so far to go. My hope lies in my grandchildren that are far removed from segregation and inequity.