In example, the lyrics of the song “Respect” by Aretha Franklin states “What you want, baby I got it. What you need, do you know I got it? All I’m asking is for a little respect” (Franklin, Aretha. “Respect. ”). Now breaking this down, the audience comes to understand that the lyrics state they have the same things as any other white citizen (such as cars, homes, jobs, etc.) and can maintain these things because they too are American citizens. When asking for respect the audience can see it as seriously demanding for the racist whites to respect their fellow Americans, no matter the race, and demanding their equal rites in the unjust period of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement.
Another artists that had significantly influenced the black american audience through his music is none other than James Brown. One song in particular had addressed the numerous black student drop outs in the education system, the song “Don’t Be a Dropout” tells the story of a school drop out trying to get a job but being turned down due to his lack of education. …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. The powerful leader was known for his “nonviolent tactics... (that) he could adopt and apply to the southern battle for equality through the bus boycotts” (History.com, Civil Rights Movement). The reverend was especially known for his speech on Washington that was broadcasted all over the media and vocally recorded by the label of Motown and lives through all of American history. This one speech covers the demands of the African American community that was “still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”(King Jr, Martin Luther. I Have a Dream). In this speech he addresses the mistreatment of black americans, the police brutality they endure, and his dreams of how he thinks the world should
Another artists that had significantly influenced the black american audience through his music is none other than James Brown. One song in particular had addressed the numerous black student drop outs in the education system, the song “Don’t Be a Dropout” tells the story of a school drop out trying to get a job but being turned down due to his lack of education. …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. The powerful leader was known for his “nonviolent tactics... (that) he could adopt and apply to the southern battle for equality through the bus boycotts” (History.com, Civil Rights Movement). The reverend was especially known for his speech on Washington that was broadcasted all over the media and vocally recorded by the label of Motown and lives through all of American history. This one speech covers the demands of the African American community that was “still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”(King Jr, Martin Luther. I Have a Dream). In this speech he addresses the mistreatment of black americans, the police brutality they endure, and his dreams of how he thinks the world should