What did African-Americans think of Jackie Robinson and how did they react to his performance in Major League Baseball
Watch the following video and listen to the song. Then write two paragraphs answering the following questions:
Based on this song, what did African-Americans think of Jackie Robinson and how did they react to his performance in Major League Baseball?
Watch the Nina Simone video and answer the following questions:
- What did she mean by the title, “Mississippi, Goddamn?”
- What was her tone in the song? Give some examples.
- Who was she addressing when she repeated the phrase, “Too slow?”
- What did she seem to want from white Americans
Watch the two following videos and write one or two paragraphs in which you compare and contrast the messages in the songs by the Temptations and Merle Haggard. What did their messages have in common? How were they different? How do you account for their differences?
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