The music of the African American freedom struggle became deeply intertwined with the political movement. Many of these protest songs were widely disseminated during the marches, sit-ins, protests, imprisonments, and public events of the time. This exhibition will use images and sounds from the 1940s through the 1970s to investigate some of the ways that the music affiliated with the freedom struggle grew up within and helped shape the movement.
Sponsored by:
The exhibitions, To Work His Wonders on a Scene: The Life and Times of William L. Dawson and Music of Social Change, share the sponsorship of Emory University's Special Collections and Archives Division of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, the Departments of Music and African-American Studies, the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. The exhibitions and related programming that will be scheduled throughout the spring semester of 2005 are also made possible in part by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
