Music has always been a great way to voice out one’s thoughts in regards of worldwide events. Past and future musical artists seized the opportunity to use their musical abilities to reach out to their audiences―trying to get their listeners to support what they may believe is morally correct at the time. Thus, it is no surprise to hear of past artists like Joan Baez who used music to stand for what she, and many others believed, to be morally and politically correct.
Joan Baez was born on January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York. Her parents were Albert Baez, a physicist from Puebla, Mexico, and Joan Bridge of Edinburgh, Scotland. During her early years as a child, Baez knew and felt isolated for being “different”― she had darker skin, …show more content…
This song was created in response of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham because of their campaign to allow African Americans to vote. This event cost the lives of four young innocent African American girls that Sunday. It is very clear that the song was meant to show respect by addressing the four girls by name ―“On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine, And the choirs kept singing of Freedom…. Addie Mae Collins, her number was one…. And Denise McNair brought the number to two”. Baez continues to mention the other two young girls who died in the bombing. This song, in my opinion, was so powerful because it brought national attention to the event that occurred that Sunday morning and to the innocent lives that were lost.
To conclude, I believe Joan Baez vision for America is one of peace. This peace included equal opportunities and rights that did not discriminate against race or heritage. Baez’s vision for America was prominently displayed in her early music when people had to go through hardships for achieving freedom and equal rights for everyone. Through her music, like many other artists, Baez showed and demonstrated that the American society had to go undergo many struggles and hardships to get where its
Joan Baez was born on January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York. Her parents were Albert Baez, a physicist from Puebla, Mexico, and Joan Bridge of Edinburgh, Scotland. During her early years as a child, Baez knew and felt isolated for being “different”― she had darker skin, …show more content…
This song was created in response of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham because of their campaign to allow African Americans to vote. This event cost the lives of four young innocent African American girls that Sunday. It is very clear that the song was meant to show respect by addressing the four girls by name ―“On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine, And the choirs kept singing of Freedom…. Addie Mae Collins, her number was one…. And Denise McNair brought the number to two”. Baez continues to mention the other two young girls who died in the bombing. This song, in my opinion, was so powerful because it brought national attention to the event that occurred that Sunday morning and to the innocent lives that were lost.
To conclude, I believe Joan Baez vision for America is one of peace. This peace included equal opportunities and rights that did not discriminate against race or heritage. Baez’s vision for America was prominently displayed in her early music when people had to go through hardships for achieving freedom and equal rights for everyone. Through her music, like many other artists, Baez showed and demonstrated that the American society had to go undergo many struggles and hardships to get where its