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The song named “Glory” is an inspiring production by Common and his colleague John Legend. John is a famous American singer who has had other releases. Common is known as a rapper while John Legend is a songwriter. The song is a single from the album Selma. Selma refers to a movie documenting the history of events in the 1965 era. At that time, there was a protest march from Selma to Montgomery which led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The song was the theme song for this movie. Its release was on 14th December 2014. It is recorded by Columbia Records. It is categorized as a hip-hop or soul music genre. It went live on famous platforms including the 57th Annual Grammy …show more content…
In doing this, critical thinking is important in drawing up the conclusions based on the information given. For the analysis of this song, we will use the conflict theory. It will help us know the state of the current situation, discrimination practices, economic impact and the solution to the situation (Abraham, 2015). As we can see from the song, there is evidence of racism. The Blacks have no access to civil rights and government services because of their color. The lyrics,” Sins that go against our skin become blessings”, portrays an element of racial discrimination. When Common talks of Selma, he refers to the protests from Selma to Montgomery demanding for voting rights of the Black Americans. It shows that they were biased based on the color of the skin which is racism. The lyrics are, “Selma is now for every man, woman, and …show more content…
They decide how people relate to each other and the way of doing things. They are passed from one generation to another to keep them. They form the basic rules of interaction across the society taking into account factors like gender, age and so on. In the past era, some things became a reserve for the White Americans and not for the Blacks. The White American culture enjoyed superiority to the Black Americans. These led to practices such as reservation of resources, public spaces, facilities and such. One was to follow them. However, they were not favorable and so there were conflicts between the two groups. A perfect illustration is that of Rosa who beats all odds to go against the norms. As an African-American, they wouldn’t occupy front seats in a bus. They were for the Whites. It is demonstrated in the lyrics, “That's why Rosa sat on the
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The song named “Glory” is an inspiring production by Common and his colleague John Legend. John is a famous American singer who has had other releases. Common is known as a rapper while John Legend is a songwriter. The song is a single from the album Selma. Selma refers to a movie documenting the history of events in the 1965 era. At that time, there was a protest march from Selma to Montgomery which led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The song was the theme song for this movie. Its release was on 14th December 2014. It is recorded by Columbia Records. It is categorized as a hip-hop or soul music genre. It went live on famous platforms including the 57th Annual Grammy …show more content…
In doing this, critical thinking is important in drawing up the conclusions based on the information given. For the analysis of this song, we will use the conflict theory. It will help us know the state of the current situation, discrimination practices, economic impact and the solution to the situation (Abraham, 2015). As we can see from the song, there is evidence of racism. The Blacks have no access to civil rights and government services because of their color. The lyrics,” Sins that go against our skin become blessings”, portrays an element of racial discrimination. When Common talks of Selma, he refers to the protests from Selma to Montgomery demanding for voting rights of the Black Americans. It shows that they were biased based on the color of the skin which is racism. The lyrics are, “Selma is now for every man, woman, and …show more content…
They decide how people relate to each other and the way of doing things. They are passed from one generation to another to keep them. They form the basic rules of interaction across the society taking into account factors like gender, age and so on. In the past era, some things became a reserve for the White Americans and not for the Blacks. The White American culture enjoyed superiority to the Black Americans. These led to practices such as reservation of resources, public spaces, facilities and such. One was to follow them. However, they were not favorable and so there were conflicts between the two groups. A perfect illustration is that of Rosa who beats all odds to go against the norms. As an African-American, they wouldn’t occupy front seats in a bus. They were for the Whites. It is demonstrated in the lyrics, “That's why Rosa sat on the