1. Michael Lebron, "We Cannot Walk Alone"
The purpose of my project was to explain what I think about all the
speeches that I used, which were MLK’s speech and Jefferson Thomas’s. I cut
and combined both speeches to create a song that explained my opinion on what I
think was the most important thing that they said in each of there speeches... One of the main things that I try too make stand out in my project is
that having people there to support you is very important and that we should have
unity. This concept relates to the civil right movement because my idea of
revolution is similar to MLK’s saying that “we cannot walk alone."
2. Aaron Ginsburg, "Unspeakable Horrors"
The purpose of this project is too show the hard times of the Civil Rights era and the violence. In my song, I made the voice samples sound scratchy and dirty because it would symbolize the violence and the bad things of the Civil Rights Movement.
3. Chad Dillingham, "We Shall Overcome for Our Own Lives"
Speeches
from the Civil Rights Movement often promoted non-violence in the fight
for equality. People took
responsibility for their own lives and fought for their rights. They did sit
ins, marches, and boycotts to show that they were not giving up until they got
what they wanted. Some samples are when Obama is talking about how we have to
take responsibility for our own lives (it was the main inspiration for the
title). Another sample is Angela Davis talking about how she was harassed by policemen
and surrounded (talking about the white brutality).
4. Ursula Rodriguez & Kathleen Ortega, "Evolution of a Revolution"
The purpose of our project is to modernize the ideas of the Civil
Rights Movement to keep it fresh and make it accessible to a younger generation
of listeners. We wanted to make something decades old feel current and
relevant. We did this by weaving together clips from the speeches of one of the
Civil Rights Movement’s most well known leaders, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., with clips from a speech by our current President Barack Obama,
showing how their ideas and beliefs about justice and change are similar.... By layering the speech clips over the
music in no particular order, we hoped to create a bubble for the audience
where time is no longer linear, and the different moments in history are
happening everywhere all at once.
5. Shawn Shahid, "Civil Rights Remix"
The purpose of my project
is to show the struggle of people during the civil rights movement. My project
is related to the Civil Rights Movement because it has samples from a lot of
Civil Rights leaders and activists. The samples include
parts of famous speeches that these leaders and activists spoke, during the
civil rights movement. But when I put them together it tells a story of what
they were fighting for, and what they wanted to change.
6. Harrison Dillingham, "Martin Luther King"
The purpose of my project is to show what Martin Luther King did that
made him so important. The purpose is also to show what Martin Luther King
fought for. It also shows what made others respect him during the Civil Rights
Movement.
7. Jody Huie & Julia Chopey, "We Can Stand Up"
The purpose of our song was to highlight the idea of civil disobedience
during the Civil Rights Movement. The people believed so deeply that by the
method of civil disobedience, justice will come to them. Our inspiration came from
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Terrance Roberts and Minnijean Trickey. Terrance
Roberts and Minnijean Trickey are two of the students who participated in
Little Rock Nine. They inspired us because they persevered through the obstacles to integrate.
8. Kailey Terracciano & Kelly Leung, "We Cannot Turn Back"
The purpose of this remix is to show the goals of
the Civil Rights Movement. Our
remix starts with Martin Luther King Jr.’s excerpt from his speech, “I Have a
Dream” and he repeats the phrase ‘we cannot turn back.’ This means that in their fight for rights,
they did and cannot give up. One of the Little Rock Nine students, Carlotta LaNier,
repeats the phrase ‘to stand up and defend.’ This displays the things they needed to complete in order to
achieve their goal of freedom.
Jefferson Thomas, another Little Rock Nine student, repeats ‘we could
get along peacefully.’ We used
this to display what they planned to reach in their dream of freedom. Obama says different examples of people struggling in present time. We used this to show that the struggle
is still continuing today. After this track, is the class performance of “We Shall
Overcome,” to show the hope of the people. In addition, at the very end of our
remix, Martin Luther King says ‘this situation can and will be changed’ to show
the faith that people have about our future.
9. Nicholas Bluto, "Never Give Up, Just Push Ahead"
The purpose of my project is to show
that there is always hope, never give up. It connects to the civil rights
movement because I combine parts from Barack Obama’s speech, Dr. King’s speech,
and Jefferson Thomas’ speech. I do this to show the fact of how all three
people want us to be equal. Jefferson Thomas talks about “if you give up now,
you’re a fool”. I took that loop from his speech to prove that you shouldn’t
quit, I also use Obama’s speech and take the clip where he says “we must always
believe” this also shows that we have to believe and we can not give up, and
then Dr. King’s saying “we can not walk alone”. All of these parts from the
speech show that in the civil rights movement you need determination to get
somewhere.
