Civil Rights Movement Songs Analysis

Songs Of The Civil Rights Movement

There are many songs from the civil rights movement and some are more significant than others. I have Chosen five songs that seem important to me “We Shall Not Be Moved”, “We Shall Overcome”, “This Little Light Of Mine”, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around”, and “A Change is gonna come”. These songs are the movement’s anthems. “We Shall Not Be Moved” is a wonderful song and it is said it has most to do with the movement than any other song. The song was written during the slave era but it is unclear who wrote it or exactly when. The words can and have been changed to fit other situations but in this case it means racial unity. After introduced in the early stages of the movement the song became popular to sing in crowds as well as many different songs. “We
This song can and was put to many situations but was most commonly know for the civil rights movement. The song speaks of unity in the face of an adversity. It speaks of the light in everyone whether alone or together and how it can overcome darkness in this case it is segregation. “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” was one of the important songs during the movement but mainly in the south. Many activist and students protested against racial segregation in public places and thrown in jail but threw all this the song was sang. The influential song was written in 1962 with an unknown author. “A Change Is Gonna Come” was written as a protest song written specifically for the movement. The song was written in 1964 by Sam Cooke.This song was also one of the songs sang through many things such as protests, sit-ins, tear gassings, and more.
All of these songs during the movement whether sang together or alone they were a great inspiration during the movement. They are all the light that is sung in the darkness which in this case is racial segregation. All of them are very