Question

according to reebee garofalo, how can the trajectory of the Civil Rights Movement be traced through popular music and can you name and discuss the music of three different artists that represent different facets of the movement?

Answer 1

As the civil rights movement progressed the music followed. When a protest would take place an artist would follow suit with a song to help push the movement.

1) You can see this in after the Brown trial Chuck Berry sang "School Days".

2) A second form is during sit ins "girl groups" would help sing along with. One of these groups is The Shirelles. 3)Third, Bob Dylan writing "Only a Pawn in Their Game" in response to the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.